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noun

Collation n.

1.

The act of collating or comparing; a comparison of one copy er thing (as of a book, or manuscript) with another of a like kind; comparison, in general.

2.

(Print.) The gathering and examination of sheets preparatory to binding.

3.

The act of conferring or bestowing. (Obs.) "Not by the collation of the king... but by the people."

4.

A conference. (Obs.)

5.

(Eccl. Law) The presentation of a clergyman to a benefice by a bishop, who has it in his own gift.

6.

(Law)

(a)

The act of comparing the copy of any paper with its original to ascertain its conformity.

(b)

The report of the act made by the proper officers.

7.

(Scots Law) The right which an heir has of throwing the whole heritable and movable estates of the deceased into one mass, and sharing it equally with others who are of the same degree of kindred. Note: This also obtains in the civil law, and is found in the code of Louisiana.

8.

(Eccles.) A collection of the Lives of the Fathers or other devout work read daily in monasteries.

9.

A light repast or luncheon; as, a cold collation; first applied to the refreshment on fast days that accompanied the reading of the collation in monasteries. "A collation of wine and sweetmeats."

Collation of seals (Old Law), a method of ascertaining the genuineness of a seal by comparing it with another known to be genuine.

verb

Collation v. i. To partake of a collation. (Obs.) "May 20, 1658, I... collationed in Spring Garden."

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"Collation" Quotes from Famous Books

... subject which I would have been glad to present was the life of St. Francis Xavier—partly on account of my veneration for the great Apostle to the Indies, and partly because a collation of his successive biographies so strikingly reveals the origin and growth of myth and legend in the warm atmosphere of devotion. The project of writing such a book was formed in my Cornell lecture-room at the ...

— Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White Volume II • Andrew Dickson White

... meditation was to be recalled point by point in the chapel, followed by spiritual reading; at five o'clock supper was served; and at half-past six the meditation was repeated with tremendous emphasis and fervent acts of devotion; at half-past eight a slight collation was laid in his room; and at half-past nine the meditation for the following day was given. Father Robert in his previous talks with Anthony had given him instructions as to how to occupy his own time, to keep his thoughts fixed and so forth. He had thought it wise too not to extend the ...

— By What Authority? • Robert Hugh Benson

... feast of fruit ensued, with accompaniments of galette and new milk. Then the walk was continued in a circuit which brought them back to the school through the town. The return was followed by a collation of thick bread and butter and thin tea; then by a little reading aloud in Miss Foster's holiday apartment, and then by the dortoir, and another good talk in the moonlight until sleep overwhelmed the talkers. Bessie dropt off with the thought in her mind that her father ...

— The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax • Harriet Parr

... are no divisions between the words. Had there been divisions, the task would have been comparatively easy. In such case I should have commenced with a collation and analysis of the shorter words, and, had a word of a single letter occurred, as is most likely, (a or I, for example,) I should have considered the solution as assured. But, there being no division, my first step was to ascertain ...

— The Works of Edgar Allan Poe - Volume 1 (of 5) of the Raven Edition • Edgar Allan Poe

... shall be located), so that from the three nominated he may select one. This choice shall be sent to the archbishop or bishop of that diocese, so that the said archbishop or bishop may make the provision, collation, and canonical institution of such mission, in accordance with the choice and by virtue of such presentation. In regard to the pretension made by the said provincials, namely, that if a religious be once approved for a mission, it must be understood ...

— The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XXIII, 1629-30 • Various

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