ə̇ˈrekshən, ēˈr- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English ereccioun, from Latin erection-, erectio, from erectus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act or process of erecting : construction
the erection of a new building
: establishment
the erection of tariffs
the erection of an international economic union
2.
a. : the state of a previously flaccid bodily part containing cavernous tissue when that tissue becomes dilated with blood marked by firm turgid form and erect position
b. : an occurrence of such a state in the penis or clitoris
3. : something erected ; especially : edifice