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.

  1. derived from aestuātiō
  2. inherited from estuacioun

Definitions

  1. 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

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA