Jactancy

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

  Jactancy \Jac"tan*cy\ (j[a^]k"tan*s[y^]), n. [L. jactantia, fr.
     jactans, p. pr. of jactare to throw, boast, freq. fr. jacere
     to throw; cf. F. jactance.]
     A boasting; a bragging. [Obs.]
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