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Webster 1913 Edition

Mactation

Mac-ta′tion

,

Noun.

[L.

mactatio

, fr.

macture

to slay, sacrifice.]

The act of killing a victim for sacrifice.

[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Mactation

MACTA'TION

,

Noun.

[L. macto, to kill.]

The act of killing a victim for sacrifice.