n. 1 (foll. by of) literary a warning (of danger). 2 Eccl. a formal notice from a bishop or ecclesiastical court admonishing a person not to commit an offence.
[ ME f. OF f. L monitio -onis (as MONITOR) ]
MONITION
Meaning of MONITION in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012