cir·cum·spec·tion \ˌ ̷ ̷kəmzˈpekshən, -mˈsp-\noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English circumspeccioun, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French circonspection, from Latin circumspection-, circumspectio, from circumspectus + -ion-, -io -ion : the quality or state of being circumspect < I was followed or watched by one or other of the Indians, so that great circumspection was needed — W.H.Hudson †1922 >