Ut"ter*ance , n. [F. outrance. See Outrance.]
The last extremity; the end; death; outrance. [Obs.]
Annibal forced those captives whom he had taken of our
men to skirmish one against another to the utterance.
Holland.
Ut"ter*ance (?), n.
1. The act
of uttering. Specifically: --
(a) Sale by offering to the public. [Obs.]
Bacon.
(b) Putting in circulation; as, the utterance of false coin, or of forged notes.
(c) Vocal
expression; articulation; speech.
At length gave utterance to these words.
Milton. 2. Power
or style of
speaking; as, a good utterance.
They . . . began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
Acts ii. 4.
O, how unlike
To that large utterance of the early gods!
Keats.
Hear it pronounced