deposicion
Middle English
Alternative forms
- deposicyone
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French deposicion, from Latin dēpositiō; equivalent to de- + posicioun.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɛpɔziˈsjuːn/, /dɛpɔˈzisjun/
Noun
deposicion (plural deposicions)
- (rare) Deposing or removal from office.
- (rare) The burial or internment of a saint.
- (rare) A legal deposition or a document with it.
Descendants
- English: deposition
References
- “depōsiciọ̄n (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-16.