promission

English

Etymology

Blend of pro +‎ submission

Noun

promission (uncountable)

1. A style of wrestling that combines professional wrestling moves and submission holds.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōmissiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁɔ.mi.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

promission f (plural promissions)

1. (rare; archaic or literary) promise

   Synonym: promesse

Related terms

• promettre

Further reading

• “promission”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• promision, promyssion

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin promissiōnem, singular accusative of promissiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾomiˈsjon/

Noun

promission f (plural promissiones)

1. oath; promise
   • c. 1200: Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 1v.

     allẏ en ebrõ. vinierõ las eſpias. del deſierto de faram. a tierra de promiſſion. Caleph. ⁊ ioſue. eſſos .x. cõpãneros.

     The spies went there, from the desert of Paran, to Hebron, the Promised Land. Caleb, Joshua and their ten companions.

Synonyms

• (promise): promessa f

Derived terms

• tierra de promission

Related terms

• prometer

Descendants

• Spanish: promisión