excubation

excubation
excuˈbation Obs.—0
[ad. L. excubātiōn-em, n. of action f. excubāre: see prec.]
The action of watching or of keeping guard.
in Cockeram; 1721–1800 in Bailey.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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