purgacioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

purgacion, purgacione, purgacon, purgacyon, purgacyoun, purgation

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman purgacion, from Latin pūrgātiō; equivalent to purgen +‎ -acioun.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /purɡˌaːsiˈuːn/, /purˈɡaːsjun/

Noun

purgacioun (plural purgaciouns)

A cleansing or purification:
1. Cleansing from sin.
2. Purging of the body, especially evacuation.
Acquittal through compurgation or an ordeal.

Descendants

English: purgation

References

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

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