The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cavillation
Cavillation \Cav`il*la"tion\ (-l[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [F.
cavillation, L. cavillatio.]
Frivolous or sophistical objection. [Obs.]
--Hooker.
Wiktionary
cavillation
n. The act of cavilling
Usage examples of "cavillation".
That every friar have as much as other: This shalt thou swear on thy profession, Withoute fraud or cavillation.