/
vəˈlɪʃ(ə)n/
n.
(
often in phr. of one's own volition)
the faculty or power of using one's will.
Derivative
- volitional adj.
- volitionally adv.
- volitive adj. (formal or technical).
Etymology
C17: from Fr., or from med. L. volitio(n-), from volo ‘I wish’.
