transgressioun

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === trangressioun, transgrescion, transgrescyon, transgression, transgressyon, transgressyoun === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French transgression, from Latin trānsgressiō. Compare transgressour. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /transˈɡrɛsjun/, /transˌɡrɛsiˈuːn/ === Noun === transgressioun (plural transgressiouns) (chiefly Late Middle English) A sin; a transgression of religious precepts. A violation or transgression of the law. (rare) A disturbance of expectations; an anomaly. ==== Descendants ==== English: transgression ==== References ==== “transgressiǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.