jactancy
English
Etymology
From Latin jactantia, from jactans, present participle of jactare (“to throw, boast”), freq. from jacere (“to throw”). Compare French jactance.
Noun
jactancy (uncountable)
- (obsolete) boasting; bragging
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for jactancy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)