/kon'sti tooh"sheuhn, -tyooh"-/ , n.
1. the way in which a thing is composed or made up; makeup; composition: the chemical constitution of the cleanser.
2. the physical character of the body as to strength, health, etc.: He has a strong constitution.
3. Med. , Psychol. the aggregate of a person's physical and psychological characteristics.
4. the act or process of constituting; establishment.
5. the state of being constituted; formation.
6. any established arrangement or custom.
7. ( cap. ) See Constitution of the United States .
8. the system of fundamental principles according to which a nation, state, corporation, or the like, is governed.
9. the document embodying these principles.
10. Archaic. character or condition of mind; disposition; temperament.
[ 1350-1400; ME constitucion edict, ordinance constitution- (s. of constitutio ). See CONSTITUTE, -ION ]