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Nolens volens

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Adverb
  1. 1
    Willing or unwilling; willy-nilly.

    "Now I would not, quoth my uncle Toby, get a child, nolens, volens, that is, whether I would or no, to pleaſe the greateſt prince upon earth——"

Etymology

From Latin nōlēns (“unwilling”), from nōlō (“I am unwilling”) and volēns (“willing”), from volō (“I am willing, I will”).

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