responsion

responsion
\\-nchən\ noun (-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French responsion answer, sum to be paid, from Medieval Latin responsion-, responsio, from Latin, answer, from responsus (past participle of respondēre to answer) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at respond
1. obsolete : a sum required to be paid; especially : an annual payment required of a member of a military order of knighthood
2.
a. : an act of answering : answer, response
b. responsions plural : the first examination taken by a candidate for the B.A. degree at Oxford University and required for matriculation — called also smalls; compare previous examination

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  • Responsion — Re*spon sion ( sh?n), n. [L. responsio. See {Respond}.] 1. The act of answering. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. (University of Oxford) The first university examination; called also {little go}. See under {Little}, a. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Responsion — Responsiōn (lat.), Antwort, Entsprechung …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Responsion —   [lateinisch responsio »Antwort«] die, / en, Sinn , Motiv oder Formentsprechung zwischen einzelnen Teilen einer Dichtung (z. B. zwischen einzelnen Versen oder Strophen).   * * * Res|pon|si|on [re...], die; , en [lat. responsio = Antwort]: 1.… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • responsión — (Del lat. responsĭo, ōnis). 1. f. Tanto con que contribuyen al tesoro de la Orden de San Juan los comendadores y demás individuos que disfrutan rentas. 2. Arq. Pilastra dispuesta de manera que guarde correspondencia con una columna. 3. ant.… …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • responsion — [ri spän′shən] n. [MFr < L responsio] 1. Rare a responding 2. [pl.] prior to 1960, the first of three examinations for the BA degree at Oxford University, England …   English World dictionary

  • responsión — ► sustantivo femenino ARQUITECTURA Pilastra dispuesta de manera que guarde correspondencia con una columna. * * * responsión (del lat. «responsĭo, ōnis») 1 (ant.) f. Respuesta. 2 (ant.) Responsabilidad. 3 (ant.) *Correspondencia de una cosa con… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • responsion — /ri spon sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of responding or answering. 2. responsions, the first examination at Oxford University that candidates for the degree of B.A. have to pass. [1425 75; late ME < L responsion (s. of responsio) an answer. See RESPONSE …   Universalium

  • responsion — (rè spon sion) s. f. Ancien terme d ordres militaires. Charge, redevance. Une commanderie paye à son ordre telle somme de responsion, plus ou moins, suivant sa valeur. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Lat. responsionem, de respondere, répondre …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • responsion — См. responsione …   Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов

  • Responsion — См. responsione …   Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов

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