constitucioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

• constitucion, constitucyoun

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French constitucion, from Latin cōnstitūtiōnem, accusative singular of cōnstitūtiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔnˌstitiu̯ˈsjuːn/, /kɔnˌstitiu̯ˈsiuːn/

Noun

constitucioun (plural constituciouns)

1. An ecclesiastical decree or rule, especially one emanating from the Pope.
2. A piece of legislation; an edict or legal instrument from secular authorities.
3. (rare) A foundational scientific law or the body of them in a science.
4. (rare) A body of legislation or rules; a legal or legislative code.
5. (rare) The guidelines that a monastic house or group lives by.
6. (rare) The guidelines that a merchant's association lives by.
7. (rare) The making of the planet Earth.

Descendants

• English: constitution

References

• “constitūciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-23.