Intimation
Pronunciation : In`ti*ma"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. intimatio: cf. F. intimation.]
Definition : 1. The act of intimating; also, the thing intimated.
2. Announcement; declaration. Macaulay. They made an edict with an intimation that whosoever killed a stork, should be banished. Holland.
3. A hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice; a remote or ambiguous reference; as, he had given only intimations of his design. Without mentioning the king of England, or giving the least intimation that he was sent by him. Bp. Burnet.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913