obligacioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

• obligacoun, obligacion, oblygacyon, obligacyon, abligacion, hoblygasyon, obligation, oblygacion

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French obligacion, from Latin obligātiō; equivalent to obligen +‎ -acioun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔbliɡaːˈsjuːn/, /ɔbliˈɡaːsjun/

Noun

obligacioun (plural obligaciouns)

1. A covenant or contract; a directive obligating oneself to behave a certain way.
2. A debenture; a document which obligates one to pay another.

Descendants

• English: obligation
• Scots: obligation

References

• “obligāciǒun (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-17.