imposicioun
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French imposicion, from Latin impositiō; equivalent to in- + posicioun.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /impɔziˈsjuːn/, /impɔˈzisjun/
Noun
imposicioun (plural imposicions)
- A charge or fee or its collection or retrieval.
- (rare) Regulating, ordering, administering.
- (rare) The process of giving a name.
- (rare, surgery) Entering, putting something inside.
- (rare, Christianity) laying on of hands
- (rare) Imputation; making a claim about someone.
Descendants
- English: imposition
References
- “imposiciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-16.
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