English
acceptation
Acceptation comes from Middle French acceptacion.
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600acceptacion
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500acceptacioun
- Englishearliest quotation 1676acceptation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600acceptacion
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500acceptacioun
- Englishearliest quotation 1676acceptation
Earliest quotation: 1676, Richard Hooker, The Second Book of Eccleſiaſtical Polity: “Finally, ſome things although not ſo required of neceſſity,…”
Every English word from Middle French acceptacion
Today it means
noun The meaning (sense) in which a word or expression is understood, or generally received.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle French acceptacion / acceptation