vexacioun
Middle English
Alternative forms
- vexacyoun, vexacion, vexacyon, vexacon, vexation, wexacioun, wexacion
Etymology
from Old French vexacion, from Latin vexātiō; equivalent to vexen + -acioun.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɛksˌaːsiˈuːn/, /vɛksˈaːsjun/
Noun
vexacioun (plural vexaciouns)
- injury, pain
- trouble, affliction
- anxiousness, worry
- (law) legal trouble
Descendants
- English: vexation
References
- “vexāciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.