jactancy

English

Etymology

From Latin jactantia, from jactans, present participle of jactare (“to throw, boast”), freq. from jacere (“to throw”). Compare French jactance.

Noun

jactancy (uncountable)

1. (archaic) boasting; bragging

References

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