Definify.com
Webster 1913 Edition
Velleity
Vel-le′i-ty
,Noun.
[F.
velléité
(cf. It. velleità
), fr. L. velle
to will, to be willing.] The lowest degree of desire; imperfect or incomplete volition.
Locke.
Webster 1828 Edition
Velleity
VELLE'ITY
,Noun.
A term by which the schools express the lowest degree of desire.