obligacioun
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old French obligacion, from Latin obligātiō; equivalent to obligen + -acioun.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
obligacioun (plural obligaciouns)
- A covenant or contract; a directive obligating one to behave a certain way.
- A debenture; a document which obligates one to pay another.
Descendants edit
- English: obligation
- Scots: obligation
References edit
- “obligāciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-17.