jactitation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun speaking of yourself in superlatives
    self-praise; boasting; boast.
  2. noun (law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law)
  3. noun (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness
    jactation.

WordNet

Jac"ti*ta"tion noun
Etymology
L. jactitare to utter in public, from jactare. See Jactancy.
Definitions
  1. (Law) Vain boasting or assertions repeated to the prejudice of another's right; false claim. Mozley & W.
  2. (Med.) A frequent tossing or moving of the body; restlessness, as in delirium. Dunglison. Blackstone.

Webster 1913