[syn: constituent(a), constitutional, constitutive(a), organic]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Constitutional \Con`sti*tu"tion*al\, n.
A walk or other exercise taken for one's health or
constitution. [Colloq.] --Thackeray.
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The men trudged diurnal constitutionals along the
different roads. --Compton
Reade.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Constitutional \Con`sti*tu"tion*al\
(k[o^]n`st[i^]*t[=u]"sh[u^]n*al), a. [Cf. F.
constitutionnel.]
1. Belonging to, or inherent in, the constitution, or in the
structure of body or mind; as, a constitutional infirmity;
constitutional ardor or dullness.
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2. In accordance with, or authorized by, the constitution of
a state or a society; as, constitutional reforms.
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3. Regulated by, dependent on, or secured by, a constitution;
as, constitutional government; constitutional rights.
--Hallam.
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4. Relating to a constitution, or establishment form of
government; as, a constitutional risis.
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The anient constitutional traditions of the state.
--Macaulay.
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5. For the benefit or one's constitution or health; as, a
constitutional walk. [Colloq.]
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Constitutional law, law that relates to the constitution,
as a permanent system of political and juridical
government, as distinguished from statutory and common
law, which relate to matters subordinate to such
constitution.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
constitutional
adj 1: of benefit to or intended to benefit your physical
makeup; "constitutional walk"
2: sanctioned by or consistent with or operating under the law
determining the fundamental political principles of a
government; "the constitutional right of free speech";
"constitutional government"; "constitutional guarantees"
[ant: unconstitutional]
3: existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; "the
Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity";
"a constitutional inability to tell the truth" [syn: built-
in, constitutional, inbuilt, inherent, integral]
4: constitutional in the structure of something (especially your
physical makeup) [syn: constituent(a), constitutional,
constitutive(a), organic]
n 1: a regular walk taken as a form of exercise