disposicioun
Middle English
/dispɔːziˈsjuːn/
noun
Definitions
- The nature or state of something either inherent or current:
- Preparing or readying; the act of making oneself ready.
- Arranging; the planning of a layout or a blueprint.
- The action of directing, instructing, or commanding; using one's control.
- The state of being able to direct, instruct, or command; control.
- The state of being able to make decisions or choices.
- A directive, instruction, or command; an act of those in power.
- (rare) One's place in life or society.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French disposition derived from Old French disposition derived from Latin dispositiō (arrangement) affix from Middle English posicioun.
Origin
Middle English
posicioun
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- dispose English
- disposition English
- dispositional English
- indisposition English
- misdisposition English
- position English
- predisposition English
- redisposition English
- dispositiō Latin
- dispositiōnem Latin
- Disposition German
- disposizione Italian
- disposition French
- диспозиция Russian
- disposición Spanish, Castilian
- disposição Portuguese
- dyspozycja Polish
- apposicioun Middle English
- composicioun Middle English
- deposicion Middle English
- exposicioun Middle English
- imposicioun Middle English
- indisposicioun Middle English
- interposicion Middle English
- posicioun Middle English
- preposicioun Middle English
- proposicioun Middle English
- supposicioun Middle English
- undisposicioun Middle English
- disposition Old French
- posicion Old French
- disposició Catalan, Valencian
- disposition Middle French
- indisposicion Middle French