S / spĕcŭlātĭo
noun

spĕcŭlātĭo

gen. spĕcŭlātōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
A spying out; exploration; observation
A spying out, exploration, observation (late Lat.): speculationibus fidis doctus, Amm. 26, 10, 4; 27, 2, 4: turris speculationis, Greg. Mag. in Job, 31, 85.—
A contemplation; speculation
A contemplation, speculation, Boëth. Consol. Phil. 4, 1; 5, 2; Aus. Mos. 326.