imposicioun
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old French imposicion, from Latin impositiō; equivalent to in- + posicioun.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 edit
- English: imposition
References edit
- “imposiciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-16.