Ĕx/hi-bĭ'tion, n.

(ĕks/hĭ-bĭsh'un), n. [Lat. exhibitio, Fr. & Pr. exhibition, Sp. exhibicion, It. esibizione.]

1. The act of exhibiting for inspection, or holding forth to view; manifestation; display.
2. That which is exhibited, held forth, or displayed; also, any public show; a display of works of art, or of feats of skill, or of oratorical or dramatic ability; as, an exhibition of animals; an exhibition of pictures, statues, &c.; an industrial exhibition; a public exhibition of a school.
3. (Eng. Universities.) An allowance or bounty for the maintenance of scholars, under certain conditions; pension; hence, maintenance; salary; recompense.

I have given more exhibitions to scholars, in my days, than to the priests. Tyndale. 4. (Med.) The act of administering a remedy.