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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Constitutional \Con'sti*tu"tion*al\, noun A walk or other exercise taken for one's health or constitution. [Colloq.] --Thackeray.
The men trudged diurnal constitutionals along the different roads. --Compton Reade.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Constitutional \Con'sti*tu"tion*al\ (k[o^]n'st[ict]*t[=u]"sh[u^]n*al), adjective [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.
2. In accordance with, or authorized by, the constitution of a state or a society; as, constitutional reforms.
3. Regulated by, dependent on, or secured by, a constitution; as, constitutional government; constitutional rights. --Hallam.
4. Relating to a constitution, or establishment form of government; as, a constitutional risis.
The anient constitutional traditions of the state. --Macaulay.
5. For the benefit or one's constitution or health; as, a constitutional walk. [Colloq.]
{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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
constitutional
adjective
1: of or relating to a constitution; "constitutional amendments"
2: of benefit to or intended to benefit your physical makeup; "constitutional walk"
3: sanctioned by or consistent with or operating under a constitution; "the constitutional right of free speech"; "constitutional government"; "constitutional guarantees" [ant: {unconstitutional}]
4: 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}, {inbuilt}, {inherent}, {integral}]
5: constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup) [syn: {constituent(a)}, {constitutive(a)}, {organic}]
noun: a regular walk taken as a form of exercise
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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