crĕātĭo

ōnis, f.

id.

I. A creating, producing, begetting: liberorum, Dig. 1, 7, 15, § 2.—Absol.: non hujus creationis, Vulg. Heb. 9, 11.—
II. An electing to an office, a choice: magistratuum, Cic. Leg. 3, 3, 10: tutoris, Dig. 26, 7, 39, § 6.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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