resolucioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

• resolucion, resolucyoun, resolution

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman resolucion or its etymon Latin resolūtiō, resolūtiōnem; equivalent to re- +‎ solucioun. Compare resolven.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌrɛsɔliu̯siˈuːn/, /ˌrɛsɔˈliu̯sjun/

Noun

resolucioun (plural resoluciouns)

1. Decomposition, dissolution, splitting:
   1. (figuratively) Death (as the parting of body and soul)
   2. (medicine) The decomposition of humours or the ability to cause it.
2. (rare) The dispersal of doubt.

Descendants

• English: resolution

References

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