resolucioun
Middle English
Alternative forms
- resolucion, resolucyoun, resolution
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman resolucion or its etymon Latin resolūtiō, resolūtiōnem; equivalent to re- + solucioun. Compare resolven.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌrɛsɔliu̯siˈuːn/, /ˌrɛsɔˈliu̯sjun/
Noun
resolucioun (plural resoluciouns)
- Decomposition, dissolution, splitting:
- (figuratively) Death (as the parting of body and soul)
- (medicine) The decomposition of humours or the ability to cause it.
- (rare) The dispersal of doubt.
Descendants
- English: resolution
References
- “resolūciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.