† eˈnoiling, vbl. n.
[f. enoil v. + -ing.]
The action of the vb. enoil. a. The action of anointing, esp. a king. b. The sacrament of extreme unction. Also concr. The oil used for anointing.
| 1526 Pilgr. Perf. (W. de W. 1531) 222 He ordeyned also the sacrament of extreme vnccyon or enoylynge. 1555 Fardle Facions ii. xii. 279 The godfathers, to the ende the enoilyng [in confirmacion] should not droppe awaie..clappe on a faire filette on the foreheade. 1643 Prynne Sov. Power Parl. iii. 93 This enoyling..derives no personall Prerogatives or Immunities at all to kings. |