"constitucioun" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /kɔnˌstitiu̯ˈsjuːn/, /kɔnˌstitiu̯ˈsiuːn/ Forms: constituciouns [plural], constitucion [alternative], constitucyoun [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French constitucion, from Latin cōnstitūtiōnem, accusative singular of cōnstitūtiō. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|constitucion}} Old French constitucion, {{der|enm|la|cōnstitūtiōnem}} Latin cōnstitūtiōnem Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} constitucioun, {{enm-noun|constituciouns}} constitucioun (plural constituciouns)
  1. An ecclesiastical decree or rule, especially one emanating from the Pope.
    Sense id: en-constitucioun-enm-noun-XkY3GDpu Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 14 25 2 6 20 23 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 29 1 3 23 24 6
  2. A piece of legislation; an edict or legal instrument from secular authorities.
    Sense id: en-constitucioun-enm-noun-6ar79xY~ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Christianity, Law Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 14 25 2 6 20 23 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 29 1 3 23 24 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 30 1 2 22 23 5 Disambiguation of Christianity: 21 28 8 8 9 15 11 Disambiguation of Law: 21 41 25 11 1 1 0
  3. (rare) A foundational scientific law or the body of them in a science. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-constitucioun-enm-noun-ELsPLnbx
  4. (rare) A body of legislation or rules; a legal or legislative code. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-constitucioun-enm-noun-5-FySjqr
  5. (rare) The guidelines that a monastic house or group lives by. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-constitucioun-enm-noun-JwrA5nkx Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 14 25 2 6 20 23 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 29 1 3 23 24 6
  6. (rare) The guidelines that a merchant's association lives by. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-constitucioun-enm-noun-oNcHgbdz Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 14 25 2 6 20 23 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 29 1 3 23 24 6
  7. (rare) The making of the planet Earth. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-constitucioun-enm-noun-WV9mI1Xa Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Sciences Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 14 25 2 6 20 23 10 Disambiguation of Sciences: 16 11 16 10 8 17 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Government Disambiguation of Government: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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