circumspeccioun

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === circumspeccion circumspection, cyrcumspeccyoun (Late Middle English) === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French circonspection or its etymon Latin circumspectiō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sirkumˌspɛksiˈuːn/, /ˌsirkumˈspɛksjun/ === Noun === circumspeccioun (uncountable) (uncommon, formal) Circumspection, diligence, carefulness. ==== Descendants ==== English: circumspection ==== References ==== “circumspecciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.