资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Velitation \Vel`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. velitatio, fr. velitari,
   velitatus, to skirmish, from veles, -itis, a light-armed
   soldier.]
   A dispute or contest; a slight contest; a skirmish. [R.]
   --Sir M. Hale.

         After a short velitation we parted.      --Evelyn.