insultation

English

Etymology

Latin insultatio, from insulto: compare Old French insultation.

Noun

insultation (plural insultations)

1. (obsolete) The act of insulting; abusive or insolent treatment; insult.
   • 1623, Owen Feltham, Resolves: Divine, Moral, Political:

     Against Insulation

2. (obsolete) exultation
   • c. 1818, George D'Oyly, Richard Mant, The Holy Bible According to the Authorized Version: Volume 2:

     Their triumphant insultation over Babel.

References

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