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constitution

noun
/ˌkɒn.stɪˈtjuː.ʃ(ə)n/UK/ˌkɑn.stɪˈtu.ʃ(ə)n/US

Etymology

PIE word *ḱóm From Middle English constitucioun, constitucion (“edict, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, statute; body of laws or rules, or customs; body of fundamental principles; principle or rule (of science); creation”) from Old French constitucion (modern French constitution), a learned borrowing from Latin cōnstitūtiō, cōnstitūtiōnem (“character, constitution, disposition, nature; definition; point in dispute; order, regulation; arrangement, system”), from cōnstituō (“to establish, set up; to confirm; to decide, resolve”). Equivalent to constitute + -ion.

  1. derived from cōnstitūtiō
  2. derived from constitucion
  3. inherited from constitucioun

Definitions

  1. The act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something

    The act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or structure of such a thing; its makeup.

    • the physical constitution of the sun

  2. The formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government…

    The formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions.

    • Our constitution had begun to exist in times when statesmen were not much accustomed to frame exact definitions.

  3. A legal document describing such a formal system.

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. A document issued by a religious authority serving to promulgate some particular church…

      A document issued by a religious authority serving to promulgate some particular church laws or doctrines.

    2. A person's physical makeup or temperament, especially in respect of robustness.

      • He has a strong constitution, so he should make a quick recovery from the illness.
      • Our constitutions have never been enfeebled by the vices or luxuries of the old world.
      • He defended himself with [...] less passion than was expected from his constitution.

    3. The general health of a person.

      • But when once his constitution began to decline, he broke very fast, and being attacked bya complication of diseases, he at length gave way to fate, May 10, 1733.
      • Don Manuel de Casafonda the governor, whose countenance bespoke a constitution far gone in a decliner had thrown himself on a sopha in the last state of despair and given way to an effusion of tears:

    4. The supreme law of some countries, such as Australia, Ireland, and the United States.

      • The Constitution is anchored in English liberal thought and the Magna Carta.
      • The US Constitution was written in 1787.

The neighborhood

Derived

apostolic constitution, constitutional, constitutioned, constitutioner, constitutionist, constitutionless, Cuntstitution, living constitution, metaconstitution, miniconstitution, reconstitution

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at constitution. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01constitution02laws03police04investigate05information06notification07user08illegal09territory

A definitional loop anchored at constitution. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at constitution

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA