Etymology

excubation

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Today it means: A keeping watch; a vigil. Full definition →

Latin excubatio
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  1. Latin · derived fromexcubatio
  2. English todayexcubation

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

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