palpātĭo — Lewis & Short
palpātĭo, ōnis, f.id..
I A stroking, flattering, flattery:
aufer hinc palpationes,Plaut. Men. 4, 2, 43.—
II Trembling, terror (eccl. Lat.):
tenebrae et palpatio,Vulg. Isa. 32, 14.