Dictation
Pronunciation : Dic*ta"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. dictatio.]
Definition : 1. The act of dictating; the act or practice of prescribing; also that which is dictated. It affords security against the dictation of laws. Paley.
2. The speaking to, or the giving orders to, in an overbearing manner; authoritative utterance; as, his habit, even with friends, was that of dictatio.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913