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Meaning of angariation in English:

angariation

Pronunciation /aŋˌɡɛːrɪˈeɪʃn/

noun

rare

  • The action or an act of forcing a person or people to do something; compulsion; specifically (especially in later use) the exaction of forced labour.

Origin

Early 17th century; earliest use found in Robert Parsons (1546–1610), Jesuit. From post-classical Latin angariation-, angariatio trouble from angariat-, past participial stem of angariare + classical Latin -iō.