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Increpation

Increpation \In`cre*pa"tion\, n. [L. increpatio.] A chiding; rebuke; reproof. [Obs.]
--Hammond.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
increpation

c.1500, from Latin increpationem (nominative increpatio), noun of action from increpare "to make noise at, scold, nag," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + crepare "to creak" (see raven).

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increpation

n. (context obsolete English) A rebuke or reproof.