deposicion

Middle English

Alternative forms

• deposicyone

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French deposicion, from Latin dēpositiō; equivalent to de- +‎ posicioun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛpɔziˈsjuːn/, /dɛpɔˈzisjun/

Noun

deposicion (plural deposicions)

1. (rare) Deposing or removal from office.
2. (rare) The burial or internment of a saint.
3. (rare) A legal deposition or a document with it.

Descendants

• English: deposition

References

• “depōsiciọ̄n, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-16.