constitutional
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃ(ə)n(ə)l/
ipa: /ˌkɑnstɪˈt(j)uʃ(ə)n(ə)l/
ipa: /-stə-/
Forms: form: more constitutional
form: most constitutional
Etymology: PIE word
 *ḱóm
From constitution + -al (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Constitution is derived from Middle English constitucioun, constitucion (“edict, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, statute; body of laws or rules, or customs; body of fundamental principles; principle or rule (of science); creation”) from Old French constitucion (modern French constitution), a learned borrowing from Latin cōnstitūtiō, cōnstitūtiōnem (“character, constitution, disposition, nature; definition; point in dispute; order, regulation; arrangement, system”), from cōnstituō (“to establish, set up; to confirm; to decide, resolve”) (from con- (prefix indicating a being or bringing together of several objects) + statuō (“to set up, station; to establish; to determine, fix”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand (up)”))) + -tiō (suffix forming nouns relating to actions or the results of actions), -tiōnem (accusative singular of -tiō).
Senses: examples: text: a constitutional infirmity   constitutional ardour or dullness
glosses: Belonging to, or inherent in, the constitution or structure of one's body or mind.
examples: text: a constitutional walk
glosses: For the benefit of one's constitution or health.
glosses: Relating to the constitution or composition of something; essential, fundamental.
examples: text: a constitutional right   constitutional reforms
text: Brexit has rocked the foundations of the nation and plunged everyone into a state of heightened constitutional anxiety.
text: Some are already speculating that a constitutional crisis is brewing.
text: On January 18, 1810, Republican Senator Philip Reed introduced a constitutional amendment addressing the acceptance of titles of nobility by American citizens.³¹
ref: 1999 April 24, Jol A. Silversmith, “The "Missing Thirteenth Amendment": Constitutional Nonsense and Titles of Nobility”, in Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal, volume 8, number 2, USC Gould School of Law, archived from the original on 15 Feb 2015, page 582:
text: A possible constitutional crisis loomed in Malawi following the reported death of President Bingu wa Mutharika, once hailed as a positive steward for the southern African country.
ref: 2012 April 6, Faith Karimi, “Potential crisis looms in Malawi amid reports of president’s death”, in CNN:
topics: law
glosses: Relating to a legal or political constitution (“the basic law of a nation or institution; the formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institution”).
examples: text: The Supreme Court ruled against the applicant and found the statute constitutional.
text: Thai charter court rules that only heterosexual marriages are constitutional: Same-sex marriage in Thailand will have to wait, as the Constitutional Court ruled unanimously today (Wednesday) that Section 1448 of the Civil and Commercial Code, defining marriage as being a union between a man and a woman, is constitutional.
ref: 2021 November 17, Thai PBS, “Thai charter court rules that only heterosexual marriages are constitutional”, in Thai PBS World, Bangkok: Thai Public Broadcasting Service, retrieved 17 Nov 2021:
topics: law
antonyms: anticonstitutional
nonconstitutional
unconstitutional
glosses: In compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution.
topics: government
law
politics
glosses: Of a monarch: having a purely ceremonial role, or possessing powers limited by a constitution rather than plenary or unlimited powers.
Derived terms: anticonstitutional
anti-constitutional
anticonstitutionalist
anticonstitutionally
constitutional amendment
constitutional carry
constitutional court
constitutional crisis
constitutionalisation
constitutionalization
constitutionalise
constitutionalize
constitutionalism
constitutionalist
constitutionalistic
constitutionality
constitutional law
constitutionally
constitutional monarchist
constitutional monarchy
constitutional right
constitutional silver
constitutional type
cuntstitutional
extraconstitutional
hyperconstitutional
infraconstitutional
metaconstitutional
misconstitutional
nonconstitutional
nonconstitutionality
nonconstitutionally
postconstitutional
preconstitutional
unconstitutional
unconstitutionalism
unconstitutionality
unconstitutionally
Related terms: word: constituency
word: constituent
word: constitute
word: constitution
word: constitutioned
word: constitutionist
word: constitutionless
word: constitutive
word: constitutively
word: constitutiveness
word: constitutor