3 definitions found
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 1.6 [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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