Obs. rare–1. [f. L. alit- ppl. stem of al-ĕre to nourish + -ION, as if ad. L. *alitiōn-em.] The action of supplying nourishment; alimentation.
1650. Bulwer, Anthropomet., xvii. 171. Hunger … is the work of nature … admonishing us of alition.
