n. [ L. orbatio. ] The state of being orbate, or deprived of parents or children; privation, in general; bereavement. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.[ L. oratio, fr. orare to speak, utter, pray. See Oral, Orison. ] An elaborate discourse, delivered in public, treating an important subject in a formal and dignified manner; especially, a discourse having reference to some special occasion, as a funeral, an anniversary, a celebration, or the like; -- distinguished from an argument in court, a popular harangue, a sermon, a lecture, etc.;
The lord archbishop . . . made a long oration. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To deliver an oration. Donne. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.[ L. oratio, fr. orare to speak, utter, pray. See Oral, Orison. ] An elaborate discourse, delivered in public, treating an important subject in a formal and dignified manner; especially, a discourse having reference to some special occasion, as a funeral, an anniversary, a celebration, or the like; -- distinguished from an argument in court, a popular harangue, a sermon, a lecture, etc.;
The lord archbishop . . . made a long oration. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To deliver an oration. Donne. [ 1913 Webster ]