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• spon|sion — «SPON shuhn», noun. a solemn or formal engagement, promise, or pledge, often one made on behalf of another person. ╂[< Latin spōnsiō, ōnis < spondēre promise solemnly] …   Useful english dictionary

• sion — abra·sion; ab·scis·sion; ab·ster·sion; ac·cen·sion; ac·ces·sion·al; ad·he·sion; ad·he·sion·al; ad·mis·sion; ad·pro·mis·sion; af·fu·sion; ag·gres·sion; al·li·sion; al·lu·sion; am·bi·ver·sion; an·i·mad·ver·sion; an·te·ver·sion; an·ti·mis·sion;… …   English syllables

• sponsion — spon·sion …   English syllables

• responsion — re·spon·sion …   English syllables

• Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… …   English syllables

• little go — 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 — 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

• Sponsion — Spon sion ( sh[u^]n), n. [L. sponsio, fr. spondere, sponsum, to promise solemnly.] 1. The act of becoming surety for another. [1913 Webster] 2. (Internat. Law) An act or engagement on behalf of a state, by an agent not specially authorized for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sponsional — Spon sion*al ( al), a. Of or pertaining to a pledge or agreement; responsible. [R.] [1913 Webster] He is righteous even in that representative and sponsional person he put on. Abp. Leighton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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