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)

1. Excessive ambition.
2. (rare) Pride, conceitedness.

Descendants

• English: ambition

References

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