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miskenning

miskenning noun: a wrong citation. Also the present participle and gerund of misken.

Noun

miskenning (plural miskennings)

  1. A wrong citation.
    • So that by about 1300, Dublin (b) or Waterford spoke with authority thus : "... it may be a cause of miskenning if perchance it happens that a man sues at the bar and the other party answers him, [...]2005, Herman Cohen, A History Of The English Bar And Attornatus To 1450
    • And that they be not made to suffer on account of miskenning in their suits, that is, if they have not pleaded exactly right.2010, Adolphus Ballard, James Tait, British Borough Charters 1216-1307

Also used as

miskenning is also the present participle and gerund of misken.

Forms of miskenning

pluralmiskennings

Origin of miskenning

From Middle English miskenninge, from Old English miscennung (“a mistake or variation in pleading before a court, a fine exacted for such a mistake”), equivalent to misken + -ing or mis- + kenning. Cognate with Dutch miskenning (“misunderstanding, mistreatment”).

Questions about miskenning

What does miskenning mean?
Miskenning means a wrong citation.
What part of speech is miskenning?
Miskenning is a noun.
What is the plural of miskenning?
The plural of miskenning is miskennings.

Words near miskenning in the dictionary

  1. miskeeps
  2. Miskell
  3. Miskells
  4. misken
  5. miskenned
  6. miskenning
  7. miskennings
  8. miskens
  9. miskent
  10. miskept
  11. Miskes

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