Ve-nā'tion1, n.
n. [Lat. venatio, from venari, venatus, to hunt; O. Fr. vénation, Pr. venatio, venaizo, venaso, O. Sp. venacion, It. venazione.]
Sense 1. The act or practice of hunting. [Obs.]
At one venation, the king of Siam took four thousand elephants. Browne.
Sense 2. The state of being hunted. [Obs.] Browne.