Monition Definition

mō-nĭshən, mə-
noun
A warning or intimation of something imminent, especially of impending danger.
American Heritage
Admonition; warning; caution.
Webster's New World
An official or legal notice; specif., an order issued by a court, as a summons or a command to refrain from doing some act.
Webster's New World
A summons, especially in admiralty court.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Monition

Noun

Singular:
monition
Plural:
monitions

Origin of Monition

  • Middle English monicioun from Old French monicion from Latin monitiō monitiōn- from monitus past participle of monēre to warn men-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin monitiō (“warning, admonition").

    From Wiktionary

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