pencioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

• pencion, pencyon, pencyone, penschyn, pension, pensioun, pensiown, pensyone

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman and Middle French pencion, pension, from Latin pēnsiō, pēnsiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛnsiˈuːn/, /ˈpɛnsjun/

Noun

pencioun (plural penciouns)

1. A regularly (usually annually) paid stipend; an annuity.
2. A payment or stipend given from church finances.
3. A tax, charge, or expense; money due to another.
4. (rare) Any payment; money paid.

Descendants

• English: pension
• Scots: pension

References

• “pensiǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.