transgressioun
Middle English
Alternative forms
- trangressioun, transgrescion, transgrescyon, transgression, transgressyon, transgressyoun
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French transgression, from Latin trānsgressiō. Compare transgressour.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /transˈɡrɛsjun/, /transˌɡrɛsiˈuːn/
Noun
transgressioun (plural transgressiouns) (chiefly Late Middle English)
- A sin; a transgression of religious precepts.
- A violation or transgression of the law.
- (rare) A disturbance of expectations; an anomaly.
Descendants
- English: transgression
References
- “transgressiǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.