dissolucioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

• dissolucion, dissolucione, dissolucyone, dyssolucyoun

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French dissolucion, from Latin dissolūtiō, dissolūtiōnem; equivalent to dis- +‎ solucioun. Compare dissolven.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdisɔliu̯siˈuːn/, /ˌdisɔˈliu̯sjun/

Noun

dissolucioun (uncountable)

1. dissoluteness, laxness, leniency
2. decomposition, dissolution, dismemberment
3. (rare) devastation, ruination

Descendants

• English: dissolution

References

• “dissolūciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.