exaccioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

• exaccion, exaccione, exaction, exactioun

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French exaction, ultimately from Latin exāctiōn-, oblique stem of exāctiō; equivalent to ex- +‎ accioun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛkˌsaksiˈuːn/, /ɛkˈsaksjun/

Noun

exaccioun (plural exacciouns)

1. Compulsion, requisitioning, or exaction; the coercion of payment.
2. (Late Middle English) An instance of taxation; a charge.

Descendants

• English: exaction
• Middle Scots: exactioun

References

• “exacciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 7 August 2018.