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1.
wil(le
n.
Additional spellings:
wille
440 quotations in 15 senses
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(a) The appetitive and volitional faculty of the soul;—often as contrasted with reason, imagination, etc.; also in
fig.
context; also
person.
; volition; also, the soul in its appetitive operations…
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