Utterance

n. The act of uttering; sale; circulation; expression; pronunciation; manner of speaking; emission from the mouth; vocal expression; as, a good or bad utterance. “At length gave utterance to these words.” Milton. They . . . began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. Acts ii. 4. O, how unlike To that large utterance of the early gods! Keats.

n. [Fr. outrance.] Extremity; hence, sharpest or most deadly contention. [Obs.]

Annibal forced those captives whom he had taken of our men to skirmish one against another to the utterance. Holland.

Come, fate, into the lists, And champion me to the utterance. Shak.