Obs. [f. L. *coalit- ppl. stem of coalĕre to sustain or nourish together; but in quot. 1655 possibly referring to L. coalitus communion, fellowship, f. coalescĕre: see prec.] (See quots.)
a. 1656. Vines, Lord’s Supp. (1677), 213. The Lords Table [is], for further coalition and growth.
1656. Blount, Glossogr., Coalition, a nourishing or increasing together.
