dissolucioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

dissolucion, dissolucione, dissolucyone, dyssolucyoun

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French dissolucion, from Latin dissolūtiō, dissolūtiōnem; equivalent to dis- +‎ solucioun. Compare dissolven.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌdisɔliu̯siˈuːn/, /ˌdisɔˈliu̯sjun/

Noun

dissolucioun (uncountable)

dissoluteness, laxness, leniency
decomposition, dissolution, dismemberment
(rare) devastation, ruination

Descendants

English: dissolution

References

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

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