Category:Reciprocation

Re*cip`ro*ca"tion, n. Etym: [l. reciprocatio: cf. F. reciprocation.]

1. The act of reciprocating; interchange of acts; a mutual giving and Returning; as, the reciprocation of kindness.

2. Alternate recurrence or action; as, the reciprocation of the sea In the flow and ebb of tides. Sir t. Browne.