Sentence:  Such public defiance might become Valentinian; but it could leave no room for the unworthy <WSD>delation</WSD> of the philosopher Maximus, which supposes some more private offence, (Zosimus, l. iv. p. 200, 201.)] 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  An accusation or charge brought against someone, especially by an informer.