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From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin nōlēns (“unwilling”), from nōlō (“I am unwilling”) and volēns (“willing”), from volō (“I am willing, I will”).

nolens volens

Willing or unwilling; willy-nilly.
- 1843, Captain Sir Edward Belcher RN, Narrative of a Voyage Round the World
  Boats with soldiers were sent under the direction of the padres to capture Indians and bring them to the missions, where they were made Christians nolens volens.

willing or unwilling — see willy-nilly

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 # [[willing|Willing]] or [[unwilling]]; [[willy-nilly]].