distentio

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

distentĭo, ōnis, f. [distendo],

I a stretching out , distention (very rare), Cels. 2, 4; 8, 4; Scrib. Comp. 89.—

II Trop., fullness , i. e. occupation , Vulg. Eccl. 8, 16.