"transgressioun" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /transˈɡrɛsjun/, /transˌɡrɛsiˈuːn/ Forms: transgressiouns [plural], trangressioun [alternative], transgrescion [alternative], transgrescyon [alternative], transgression [alternative], transgressyon [alternative], transgressyoun [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French transgression, from Latin trānsgressiō. Compare transgressour. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|transgression}} Old French transgression, {{der|enm|la|trānsgressiō}} Latin trānsgressiō Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} transgressioun, {{enm-noun}} transgressioun (plural transgressiouns), {{tlb|enm|mostly|Late ME}} (chiefly Late Middle English)
  1. A sin; a transgression of religious precepts. Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-transgressioun-enm-noun-leRz2MqP Categories (other): Crime Disambiguation of Crime: 45 55 0
  2. A violation or transgression of the law. Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-transgressioun-enm-noun-dbL2mthx Categories (other): Crime, Ethics Disambiguation of Crime: 45 55 0 Disambiguation of Ethics: 20 55 25
  3. (rare) A disturbance of expectations; an anomaly. Tags: Late-Middle-English, rare
    Sense id: en-transgressioun-enm-noun-MhDKb4cP Categories (other): Late Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Late Middle English: 25 17 58 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 18 16 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 5 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 5 87

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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      "form": "transgressyon",
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        "A sin; a transgression of religious precepts."
      ],
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          "transgression",
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          "precept"
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        ],
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          "transgression",
          "transgression"
        ],
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          "law",
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        ]
      ],
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        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
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      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
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      "glosses": [
        "A disturbance of expectations; an anomaly."
      ],
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          "expectation",
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        "(rare) A disturbance of expectations; an anomaly."
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      "ipa": "/transˈɡrɛsjun/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/transˌɡrɛsiˈuːn/"
    }
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}

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