*1. That which initiates, begins, or [[origin]]ates; the first step in some [[process]] or enterprise; hence the act, or [[action]], of initiating or taking the first step or lead; beginning, commencement, origination. on one's own initiative, by one's own origination. | *1. That which initiates, begins, or [[origin]]ates; the first step in some [[process]] or enterprise; hence the act, or [[action]], of initiating or taking the first step or lead; beginning, commencement, origination. on one's own initiative, by one's own origination. |