luctation

English

Etymology

From Latin luctātiō, from luctor (“to wrestle, strive”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lʌkˈteɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən
• Hyphenation: luc‧ta‧tion

Noun

luctation (usually uncountable, plural luctations)

1. Effort to overcome in contest; struggle; endeavour.
   • a. 1658, Anthony Farindon, a sermon

     thoſe duties which require the luctation of the Mind

References

• “luctation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.