praecantatio

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

praecantātĭo, ōnis, f. [praecanto],

an enchantment (late Lat.), Aug. in Joann. 7 med. ; Quint. Decl. 19, 4; Isid. Orig. 8, 9; Pelag. Vet. 7 med.