"obligacioun" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /ɔbliˌɡaːsiˈuːn/, /ɔbliˈɡaːsjun/ Forms: obligaciouns [plural], abligacion [alternative], hoblygasyon [alternative], obligacion [alternative], obligacoun [alternative], obligacyon [alternative], obligation [alternative], oblygacion [alternative], oblygacyon [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French obligacion, from Latin obligātiō; equivalent to obligen + -acioun. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|obligacion}} Borrowed from Old French obligacion, {{der|enm|la|obligātiō}} Latin obligātiō, {{af|enm|obligen|-acioun}} obligen + -acioun Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} obligacioun, {{enm-noun|obligaciouns}} obligacioun (plural obligaciouns)
  1. A covenant or contract; a directive obligating one to behave a certain way.
    Sense id: en-obligacioun-enm-noun-DL0kUJ~k Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Law Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 43 Disambiguation of Law: 97 3
  2. A debenture; a document which obligates one to pay another.
    Sense id: en-obligacioun-enm-noun-XBBAk433 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -acioun, Finance Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -acioun: 39 61 Disambiguation of Finance: 23 77

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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