Reckoning1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Reckon.
2. (n.) The act of one who reckons, counts, or computes; the result of reckoning or counting; calculation.
3. (n.) An account of time
4. (n.) Adjustment of claims and accounts; settlement of obligations, liabilities, etc.
5. (n.) The charge or account made by a host at an inn.
6. (n.) Esteem; account; estimation.
7. (n.) The calculation of a ship's position, either from astronomical observations, or from the record of the courses steered and distances sailed as shown by compass and log, -- in the latter case called dead reckoning (see under Dead); -- also used for dead reckoning in contradistinction to observation.
8. (n.) The position of a ship as determined by calculation.
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