Hypertext Webster Gateway: "jactitation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Jactitation \Jac"ti*ta"tion\, n. [L. jactitare to utter in
public, from jactare. See {Jactancy}.]
1. (Law) Vain boasting or assertions repeated to the
prejudice of another's right; false claim. --Mozley & W.
2. (Med.) A frequent tossing or moving of the body;
restlessness, as in delirium. --Dunglison.
{Jactitation of marriage} (Eng. Eccl. Law), a giving out or
boasting by a party that he or she is married to another,
whereby a common reputation of their matrimony may ensue.
--Blackstone.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
jactitation
n 1: speaking of yourself in superlatives [syn: {boast}, {boasting},
{self-praise}]
2: a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim
to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law)
3: (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually
by a person with a severe illness [syn: {jactation}]
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