What is "pollicitation"

Pollicitation \Pol*lic`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. pollicitatio, fr. pollicitari to promise, v. intens. fr. polliceri to promise: cf. F. pollicitation.]

1. A voluntary engagement, or a paper containing it; a promise.
   --Bp. Burnet.

2. (Roman Law) A promise without mutuality; a promise which has not been accepted by the person to whom it is made.
   --Bouvier.

n. 1 A voluntary engagement, or a paper containing it; a promise. 2 (context Roman law English) A promise without mutuality; a promise which has not been accepted by the person to whom it is made.