Volition (noun)
vol-ish-un
The faculty or power of using one’s will.
Early 17th century (denoting a decision or choice made after deliberation): from French, or from medieval Latin volitio(n-), from volo ‘I wish’.
Example sentences
“It’s programmed to explode by volition.”
“She did it upon her own volition.”
Boscage (noun) bos-kij a mass of trees or shrubs; wood, grove, or thicket. 1350–1400; Middle English boskage. Middle French boscage. (more…)
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