malediccion

Middle English

Alternative forms

• maledicion, malediccione, malediccyoun

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French malédiction, from Latin maledictiō (“curse”); compare benediction. Doublet of malisoun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmalɛˈdiksjun/, /malɛˌdiksiˈoːn/

Noun

malediccion (Late Middle English, rare)

1. condemnation, punishment
2. evil, malignity

Descendants

• English: malediction

References

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