Dicátio, onis, f. g. Verbale. lpse dicandi actus, Cice. A vowing: a submitting: a promising.
Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
dĭcātĭo, ōnis, f. [1. dico, no. II. B. 1.]. I.A formal declaration of intention to become a citizen, Cic. Balb. 11 (v. the passage in its connection).—II. = praedicatio, a praising. A. Prop., Cod. Theod. 9, 3, 2. —B. As a title: tua dicatio,