conciliation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the state of manifesting goodwill and cooperation after being reconciled
    • there was a brief period of conciliation but the fighting soon resumed
  2. noun any of various forms of mediation whereby disputes may be settled short of arbitration
  3. noun the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity
    propitiation; placation.

WordNet

Con*cil`i*a"tion noun
Etymology
L. conciliatio.
Definitions
  1. The act or process of conciliating; the state of being conciliated.
    The house has gone further; it has declared conciliation admissible previous to any submission on the part of America. Burke.

Webster 1913