English Explanatory Dictionary

excubation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A keeping watch; a vigil.

Word forms

excubation

Etymology

From Latin excubatio, from excubare (“to lie out on guard”), from ex (“out”) + cubare (“to lie down”).

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