Protestation - definition of protestation by The Free Dictionary 'You must have known that it was not my way to flatter and talk soft nonsense, or even to speak the admiration that I felt; and that a single word or glance of mine meant more than the honied phrases and fervent protestations of most other men '
protestation, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary protestation is of multiple origins Partly a borrowing from French Partly a borrowing from Latin Etymons: French protestation; Latin protestation-, protestatio What is the earliest known use of the noun protestation? The earliest known use of the noun protestation is in the Middle English period (1150—1500)