Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

conscion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: con-scion
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To have a (specified kind of) conscience.

Archaic

verb

To find conscionable.

Example Sentences

"And the Popes of those Times were not so nice conscioned to deny Princes such Requests, but were easily wonne thereunto either by Favor or Rewards :"
"For which reason the very zealous, tender-conscioned reformers of those times thought fit to turn him out of his benefice (which was his freehold), contrary to all law and justice;"
"Callie found herself the slightest bit irate. Her father had been so eager for her to wed a nobleman, but here he was conscioning Zeus' s dalliance with a tavern-wench!"
"That he conscioned when he deeded the lands known as the Camp Ground Tract to the Trustees it was for the use, benefit and behoof of the Methodist Episcopal Church South and these trustees were controlled in their management […]"

Etymology

Some modern uses may be back-formations from conscionable.

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

conscions (present, singular) conscioning (participle, present) conscioned (participle, past) conscioned (past)

Questions

What does conscion mean?: To have a (specified kind of) conscience.
Where does conscion come from?: Some modern uses may be back-formations from conscionable.

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