Definition of Paliation
Pal`li*a"tion (?), n. [Cf. F.
palliation.] 1. The act of palliating, or
state of being palliated; extenuation; excuse; as, the
palliation of faults, offenses, vices.
2. Mitigation; alleviation, as of a
disease. Bacon.
3. That which cloaks or covers; disguise;
also, the state of being covered or disguised. [Obs.]
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- the alleviation of a disease's symproms without a cure; temporary relief
*1985: Una nox dormienda means that one final night that has to be slept through after a few score years of pain and its palliations, of pleasure and disgust after pleasure. — Anthony Burgess, Kingdom of the Wicked
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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