n. [ Cf. F. altération. ]
Alteration, though it be from worse to better, hath in it incoveniences. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]
Ere long might perceive
Strange alteration in me. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Appius Claudius admitted to the senate the sons of those who had been slaves; by which, and succeeding alterations, that council degenerated into a most corrupt. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]