Angariation

Angariation
Angariation An*ga"ri*a"tion, n. [LL. angariatio, fr. L. angaria service to a lord, villenage, fr. angarius, Gr. 'a`ggaros (a Persian word), a courier for carrying royal dispatches.] Exaction of forced service; compulsion. [Obs.] --Speed. [1913 Webster]

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