protestatio

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

prōtestātĭo, ōnis, f. [protestor],

a declaration , protestation (post-class.): amoris, Symm. Ep. 1, 56: veritatis suae, Hilar. Trin. 1, 27; Vulg. 2 Macc. 7, 6.