constitucioun

Etymology
Borrowed from, from , accusative singular of.

Noun

 * 1) An ecclesiastical decree or rule, especially one emanating from the Pope.
 * 2) A piece of legislation; an edict or legal instrument from secular authorities.
 * 3)  A foundational scientific law or the body of them in a science.
 * 4)  A body of legislation or rules; a legal or legislative code.
 * 5)  The guidelines that a monastic house or group lives by.
 * 6)  The guidelines that a merchant's association lives by.
 * 7)  The making of the planet Earth.