rare. [ad. L. cantātiōn-em singing, incantation, f. cantāre to sing: see -ATION.] † a. Singing (obs.). b. Incantation, magical charm.
1623. Cockeram, Cantation, Singing.
1656. Blount, Gloss., Cantation, singing or enchanting.
1846. Ford, Gath. fr. Spain, 237. As Ulysses stopped his bleeding by cantation.
