Postulation

noun

1. Supplication; prayer.
2. The act of postulating, or assuming without proof; supposition; assumption.
3. In ecclesiastical law, the presentation or election to any office of one who is in some way disqualified for the appointment.
4. The act of postulating, or that which is postulated; assumption; solicitation; suit; cause.
5. The act of postulating or something postulated