[ˌdʒaktɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the restless tossing of the body in illness.


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 17th century: expressive extension of earlier jactation ‘restless tossing’, from Latin jactare ‘to throw’

[ˌdʒaktɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n], (Noun)

Definitions:


Phrases:
- jactitation of marriage

Origin:
late 17th century: from medieval Latin jactitatio(n-) ‘false declaration’, from Latin jactitare ‘to boast’