arson
nounverbnounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈɑːsən//
- United States//ˈɑɹsən//
The crime of deliberately starting a fire with intent to cause damage.
noun
- 1
The crime of deliberately starting a fire with intent to cause damage.
carry out an arson attack
Arson, like we thought. three punks doused a car, lit it, and took off.
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman and Old French arson, from the verb ardoir, from Latin ardeō (“to burn”). Compare ardent.
verb
- 1
To illegally set fire to; to burn down in a criminal manner.
noun
- 1
obsoleteA saddlebow.
The kyng of Englande mounted on a freſhe courſer, the trapper of clothe of golde, of Tiſſue, the Arſon mantell wiſe[…]
Arcione, the arſon or ſaddle bowe.
[…]And putting vp good ſtore of gold and Iewels for that iourney, and taking with him a good horſe, that was browne Bay, with a Petronell hanging at the arſon of his Saddle[…]
Etymology
From Middle English arsoun, from Old French arçon, from Vulgar Latin *arciō (“saddlebow”), from Latin arcus (“bow”); compare Italian arcione, Portuguese arção, and Spanish arzón.
Forms
- plural
- arsons
- past tense
- arsoned
- past participle
- arsoned
- present participle
- arsoning
- third person singular
- arsons
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