contignation

noun

con·​tig·​na·​tion

ˌkäntə̇gˈnāshən

plural -s

1

archaic : a framing together of timbers : a joining especially of beams and boards

2

archaic

a

: framework, structure

b

: floor, story

Word History

Etymology

Latin contignation-, contignatio, from contignatus (past participle of contignare to join with beams, from com- + -tignare, from tignum beam) + -ion-, -io -ion

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