pervigilation

English

Etymology

From Latin pervigilātiō, from pervigilō (“to keep watch all night”).

Noun

pervigilation (countable and uncountable, plural pervigilations)

1. (obsolete, rare) Careful watching.

Related terms

• pervigilium

References

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