Constitution
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary · Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
[Lat. constitutio.] Establishment; appointment. See Constituere. An established form of government.
1 Bl. Com. 50. 1 Sleph. Com. 32.
A system of fundamental rules, principles and ordinances for the government of a state or nation.
Webster.
In English law
A public act or ordinance, especially such as related to ecclesiastical matters.
Crah Vs Hist. Eng. Law, 248. 2 Reeves^ Hist. Eng. Law, 78.
See Provincial constitutions, Legatine constitutions.