compellation

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He gives me the compellation of "The Author of a Dramatic Essay"; which is a little Discourse in dialogue, for the most part borrowed from the observations of others.

From An English Garner Critical Essays & Literary Fragments by Arber, Thomas Seccombe, Professor

That name and compellation of "little flock" doth not comfort, but deject, my devotion; especially when I reflect upon mine own unworthiness, wherein, accord- ing to my humble apprehensions, I am below them all.

From Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia, and the Letter to a Friend by Browne, Thomas, Sir

“My son;” what compellation could be more benign and kind?

From Sermons on Evil-Speaking by Barrow, Isaac

And, accordingly, we find the schoolmistress—being a descendant of the Jason's-crew, who landed from the Argo-Mayflower, usually bearing a name thus significant, and manifesting, even at her age, traits of character justifying the compellation.

From Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States by Darley, F.O.C.

That name and compellation p. 84of ‘little flock’ doth not comfort but deject my devotion, especially when I reflect upon mine own unworthiness, wherein, according to my humble apprehensions, I am below them all. 

From Sir Thomas Browne and his 'Religio Medici' an Appreciation by Whyte, Alexander