compassioun
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old French compassion, from Ecclesiastical Latin compassio; equivalent to con- + passioun.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
compassioun (uncountable)
- compassion (empathy for the suffering)
- Suffering with another.
- (rare) That which damages; injury.
Descendants edit
- English: compassion
References edit
- “compassiǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.