imposicioun

imposicioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

• imposition, imposicion, imposicyon, ymposicion, imposecion, ymposicioun, imposicyoun, imposisioun

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French imposicion, from Latin impositiō; equivalent to in- +‎ posicioun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /impɔziˈsjuːn/, /impɔˈzisjun/

Noun

imposicioun (plural imposicions)

1. A charge or fee or its collection or retrieval.
2. (rare) Regulating, ordering, administering.
3. (rare) The process of giving a name.
4. (rare, surgery) Entering, putting something inside.
5. (rare, Christianity) laying on of hands
6. (rare) Imputation; making a claim about someone.

Descendants

• English: imposition

References

• “imposiciǒun (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-16.