"coaccioun" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /kɔːˌaksiˈuːn/, /kɔːˈaksjun/ Forms: coacciouns [plural], coaccion [alternative], coaccionn [alternative], coaccyoun [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin coāctiōn-, oblique stem of coāctiō; equivalent to co- + accioun. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|la||coāctiōn-}} Borrowed from Latin coāctiōn-, {{af|enm|co-|accioun}} co- + accioun Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} coaccioun, {{enm-noun|coacciouns}} coaccioun (plural coacciouns)
  1. (rare, Late Middle English) Constraint or compulsion; a forced action or the process that causes it. Tags: Late-Middle-English, rare

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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