lavation

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lavatio, lavationem; compare Old French lavation. Doublet of lotion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leɪˈveɪ.ʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

lavation (countable and uncountable, plural lavations)

1. (obsolete) washing or cleansing.

References

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