pencioun
Middle English
Alternative forms
- pencion, pencyon, pencyone, penschyn, pension, pensioun, pensiown, pensyone
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman and Middle French pencion, pension, from Latin pēnsiō, pēnsiōnem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛnsiˈuːn/, /ˈpɛnsjun/
Noun
pencioun (plural penciouns)
- A regularly (usually annually) paid stipend; an annuity.
- A payment or stipend given from church finances.
- A tax, charge, or expense; money due to another.
- (rare) Any payment; money paid.
Descendants
- English: pension
- Scots: pension
References
- “pensiǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.