The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sciscitation
Sciscitation \Scis`ci*ta"tion\, n. [L. sciscitatio, fr.
sciscitari to inquire, from sciscere to seek to know, v.
incho. from scire to know.]
The act of inquiring; inquiry; demand. [Obs.]
--Bp. Hall.
Wiktionary
sciscitation
n. (context obsolete English) The act of inquiring; inquiry; demand.