[vəˈlɪʃn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the faculty or power of using one's will
(e.g: without conscious volition she backed into her office)


Phrases:
- of one's own volition

Origin:
early 17th century (denoting a decision or choice made after deliberation): from French, or from medieval Latin volitio(n-), from volo ‘I wish’