JACTITATION


Meaning of JACTITATION in English

n. 1 Med. a the restless tossing of the body in illness. b the twitching of a limb or muscle. 2 archaic the offence of falsely claiming to be a person's wife or husband.

[ med.L jactitatio false declaration f. L jactitare boast, frequent. of jactare throw: sense 1 f. earlier jactation ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.