purgacioun
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Anglo-Norman purgacion, from Latin pūrgātiō; equivalent to purgen + -acioun.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpurgacioun (plural purgaciouns)
- A cleansing or purification:
- Cleansing from sin.
- Purging of the body, especially evacuation.
- Acquittal through compurgation or an ordeal.
Descendants
edit- English: purgation
References
edit- “purgāciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.