constitucioun
Middle English
Alternative forms
- constitucion, constitucyoun
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French constitucion, from Latin cōnstitūtiōnem, accusative singular of cōnstitūtiō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔnˌstitiu̯ˈsjuːn/, /kɔnˌstitiu̯ˈsiuːn/
Noun
constitucioun (plural constituciouns)
- An ecclesiastical decree or rule, especially one emanating from the Pope.
- A piece of legislation; an edict or legal instrument from secular authorities.
- (rare) A foundational scientific law or the body of them in a science.
- (rare) A body of legislation or rules; a legal or legislative code.
- (rare) The guidelines that a monastic house or group lives by.
- (rare) The guidelines that a merchant's association lives by.
- (rare) The making of the planet Earth.
Descendants
- English: constitution
References
- “constitūciǒun (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-23.