Excubation

1 definition found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Excubation \Ex`cu*ba"tion\n. [L. excubatio, fr. excubare to lie
     out on guard; ex out on guard; ex out + cubare to lie down.]
     A keeping watch. [Obs.] --Bailey.
     [1913 Webster]