transgressioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

• trangressioun, transgrescion, transgrescyon, transgression, transgressyon, transgressyoun

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French transgression, from Latin trānsgressiō. Compare transgressour.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /transˈɡrɛsjun/, /transˌɡrɛsiˈuːn/

Noun

transgressioun (plural transgressiouns) (chiefly Late Middle English)

1. A sin; a transgression of religious precepts.
2. A violation or transgression of the law.
3. (rare) A disturbance of expectations; an anomaly.

Descendants

• English: transgression

References

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