jactance

noun

jac·​tance

ˈjaktən(t)s

variants or jactancy

-nsē

plural jactances or jactancies

: vainglorious boasting

jactance, vanity, peculation to the ruin of 20 years' labor

—Ezra Pound

Word History

Etymology

Middle French & Latin; Middle French jactance, from Latin jactantia, from jactant-, jactans (present participle of jactare to throw, shake, speak out, boast) + -ia -y

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