Ar'i-e-tā'tion, n.

noun

n. [Lat. arietatio, from arietare.]

  1. The act of butting as a ram. [Obs.]
  2. The act of battering with a battering ram; the act of using a battering ram. [Obs.] Bacon.
  3. Act of striking or conflicting. [Obs.] Glanville.