[ig-zur-si-tey-shuh
n] 
| 1. | exercise or exertion, as of the faculties or powers of the body or mind: an exercitation of the imagination. |
| 2. | practice or training: exercitations in logical thinking. |
| 3. | the performance of a religious observance; an act of worship. |
| 4. | a disquisition or discourse performed as a display of skill. |
| ex·er·ci·ta·tion (ĭg-zûr'sĭ-tā'shən) n. The act or an instance of exercising. [Middle English exercitacioun, from Latin exercitātiō, exercitātiōn-, from exercitāre, frequentative of exercēre, to exercise; see exercise.] |