estuation
noun/ˌɛstjʊˈeɪ̯.ʃən/UK/ˌɛst͡ʃuˈeɪ̯.ʃən/US/ˌest͡ʃʉˈæɪ̯.ʃ(ə)n/
Etymology
From Middle English estuacioun, estuation, from Latin aestuātiō. By surface analysis, estuate + -ion.
- derived from aestuātiō
- inherited from estuacioun
Definitions
An agitation or commotion.
- So is it with men in ambition, when fayling of the meane to exalt their Nature, they are in a perpetuall eſtuation to exalte theyr Place.
- [T]he nearer vve come to this confixture unto that ſtability, the leſs obnoxious vve ſhall be to the eſtuations of joys and fears, or the anxiety of vvonder in all contingencies: […]
- He that looks no higher than the course of affairs in the world, can never have any firm peace in his own soul; but trust easeth of all fears, cares, and estuations of mind
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for estuation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA