purgation (n.)
purging, cleansing, clearing away
AYL I.iii.51[Duke Frederick to Rosalind, of traitors] If their purgation did consist in words
AYL V.iv.43[Touchstone to all, of his being a courtier] If any man doubt that, let him put me to my purgation [i.e. test the truth of what I say]
Ham III.ii.315[Hamlet to Guildenstern, of Claudius] put him to his purgation
LLL III.i.124[Costard to Armado] now you will be my purgation and let me loose [pun: 123]
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