palpātĭo

ōnis, f.

id.

I. A stroking, flattering, flattery: aufer hinc palpationes, Plaut. Men. 4, 2, 43.—
II. Trembling, terror (eccl. Lat.): tenebrae et palpatio, Vulg. Isa. 32, 14.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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