Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Soliitation \So*li`i*ta"tion\, n. [F. solicitation, or L.
   sollicitatio.]
   1. The act of soliciting; earnest request; persistent asking;
      importunity.

   2. Excitement; invitation; as, the solicitation of the
      senses. --Locke.