contignation
noun
con·tig·na·tion
ˌkäntə̇gˈnāshən
plural -s
1
archaic : a framing together of timbers : a joining especially of beams and boards
2
archaic
a
: framework, structure
b
: floor, story
Word History
Etymology
Latin contignation-, contignatio, from contignatus (past participle of contignare to join with beams, from com- + -tignare, from tignum beam) + -ion-, -io -ion
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