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)

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.
(rare) The dispersal of doubt.

Descendants

English: resolution

References

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

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