invitation

Definition

The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company.

Etymology

From Middle English invitacioun, ynvytacioun, from Latin invītātio, reinforced by Middle French invitation. By surface analysis, invite + -ation. Displaced native Middle English lathinge from Old English laþung (see dialectal English lathing).

Example Sentences

• "an invitation to a party, to a dinner, or to visit a friend"
• "At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy ; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum."
• "We need to print off fifty invitations for the party."