Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Invitation

Invitation , noun

[Latin invitatio: compare French invitation. See Invite.]

1.
The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company; as, an invitation to a party, to a dinner, or to visit a friend.
2.
A document written or printed, or spoken words, conveying the message by which one is invited.
3.
Allurement; enticement. [Rare]
She gives the leer of invitation. — Shakespeare