vexacioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

• vexacyoun, vexacion, vexacyon, vexacon, vexation, wexacioun, wexacion

Etymology

from Old French vexacion, from Latin vexātiō; equivalent to vexen +‎ -acioun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛksˌaːsiˈuːn/, /vɛksˈaːsjun/

Noun

vexacioun (plural vexaciouns)

1. injury, pain
2. trouble, affliction
3. anxiousness, worry
4. (law) legal trouble

Descendants

• English: vexation

References

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