Etymology

dispensation

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Today it means: The act of dispensing or dealing out; distribution Full definition →

Middle English dispensacioun ← Old French despensacion ← Latin dispensātiō
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  1. Latin · derived fromdispensātiō
  2. Old French · derived fromdespensacion
  3. Middle English · derived fromdispensacioun
  4. English todaydispensation

From Middle English dispensacioun, from Old French despensacion, from Latin dispensātiō. By surface analysis, dispens(e) + -ation.

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