\Pol*lic`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. pollicitatio, fr.
pollicitari to promise, v. intens. fr. polliceri to promise:
cf. F. pollicitation.]
1. A voluntary engagement, or a paper containing it; a
   promise. --Bp. Burnet.
2. (Roman Law) A promise without mutuality; a promise which
   has not been accepted by the person to whom it is made.
   --Bouvier.