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)

A covenant or contract; a directive obligating oneself to behave a certain way.
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.

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