Middle English edit

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old French imposicion, from Latin impositiō; equivalent to in- +‎ posicioun.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /impɔziˈsjuːn/, /impɔˈzisjun/

Noun edit

imposicioun (plural imposicions)

  1. A charge or fee or its collection or retrieval.
  2. (rare) Regulating, ordering, administering.
  3. (rare) The process of giving a name.
  4. (rare, surgery) Entering, putting something inside.
  5. (rare, Christianity) laying on of hands
  6. (rare) Imputation; making a claim about someone.

Descendants edit

  • English: imposition

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