PERNOCTATION

pernoctation. Pernoctation, n. the act of passing the night

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Per′noc‐ta″tion (?), n. [[L. pernoctatio, fr. pernoctare to stay all night; per + nox, noctis, night.]] The act or state of passing the whole night; a remaining all night. “Pernoctation in prayer.” Jer. Taylor.