ambicioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

ambicion, ambycyon

Etymology

From Old French ambition, from Latin ambitiō. Compare ambicious.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /amˌbisiˈuːn/, /amˈbisjun/

Noun

ambicioun (uncountable)

Excessive ambition.
(rare) Pride, conceitedness.

Descendants

English: ambition

References

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

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