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: Cleansing from sin. 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.