Hypertext Webster Gateway: "constitutional"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Constitutional \Con`sti*tu"tion*al\, a. [f. F. constitutionnel.]
1. Belonging to, or inherent in, the constitution, or in the
structure of body or mind; as, a constitutional infirmity;
constitutional ardor or dullness.
2. In accordance with, or authorized by, the constitution of
a state or a society; as, constitutional reforms.
3. Regulated by, dependent on, or secured by, a constitution;
as, constitutional government; constitutional rights.
--Hallam.
4. Relating to a constitution, or establishment form of
government; as, a constitutional risis.
The anient constitutional traditions of the state.
--Macaulay.
5. For the benefit or one's constitution or health; as, a
constitutional walk. [Colloq.]
{Constitutional law}, law that relates to the constitution,
as a permanent system of political and juridical
government, as distinguished from statutory and common
law, which relate to matters subordinate to such
constitution.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Constitutional \Con`sti*tu"tion*al\, n.
A walk or other exercise taken for one's health or
constitution. [Colloq.] --Thackeray.
The men trudged diurnal constitutionals along the
different roads. --Compton
Reade.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
constitutional
adj 1: of or relating to a constitution; "constitutional
amendments"
2: of benefit to or intended to benefit your physical makeup;
"constitutional walk"
3: sanctioned by or consistent with or operating under a
constitution; "the constitutional right of free speech";
"constitutional government"; "constitutional guarantees"
[ant: {unconstitutional}]
4: existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; "the
Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of
periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the
truth" [syn: {built-in}, {inbuilt}, {inherent}, {integral}]
5: constitutional in the structure of something (especially
your physical makeup) [syn: {constituent(a)}, {constitutive(a)},
{organic}]
n : a regular walk taken as a form of exercise
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