Definition
The act or process of incorporating or uniting multiple entities into a single body or organization.
Etymology
From accorporate plus -tion (a suffix forming nouns from verbs). Medieval and Renaissance lawyers used this term to describe the legal process of joining separate entities into one.
Kelly Says
In medieval Europe, towns and monasteries would seek 'accorporation' to gain power and protection—it was the political merger of its time. Understanding this word gives you insight into how medieval territories actually worked and expanded.
Translations
CACatalà
corporació
kɔrpuɾaˈsjo
CSČeština
korporace
kɔrpoˈratsɛ
DADansk
korporation
kɒpɒɐˈtsʰjoˀn
DEDeutsch
Korporation
kɔʁpoʁaˈtsi̯oːn
ELΕλληνικά
εταιρεία
etairía
ESEspañol
corporación
korpoɾaˈθjon
FISuomi
korporaatio
kɔrpoˈrɑːtio
FRFrançais
corporation
kɔʁ.pɔʁa.sjɔ̃
GUGU
કોર્પોરેશન
kɔrpoˈreʃən
HUMagyar
társaság
ˈtaːrʃaːʃaːɡ
IDBahasa Indonesia
perusahaan
pərʊsɑˈhɑn
ITItaliano
corporazione
korporatˈtsjoːne
KKKK
корпорация
kɔrporatsɨja
MRMR
कॉर्पोरेशन
kɔːrpoːreʃən
MSBahasa Melayu
syarikat
ʃarikat
MYမြန်မာ
ကုမ္ပဏီ
kòʊɱpənì
NLNederlands
corporatie
kɔrpoˈraːtsi
NONorsk
korporasjon
kɔrpɔˈrɑsjɔn
PAPA
ਕਾਰਪੋਰੇਸ਼ਨ
kaːrpoːreʃən
PLPolski
korporacja
kɔrpɔˈrat͡sja
PTPortuguês
corporação
kɔɾpoɾɐˈsɐ̃w
RORomână
corporație
kɔrpoˈra.t͡si.e
RUРусский
корпорация
kɐrpɐˈrɪt͡sɨjə
SVSvenska
korporation
kɔrpoʁaˈtsjoːn
SWKiswahili
shirika
ʃiɾika
TAதமிழ்
நிறுவனம்
niṟuvaṉam
TLTL
korporasyon
kɔrpoˈrasyon
TRTürkçe
kuruluş
kuɾuˈluʃ
UKУкраїнська
корпорація
kɔrpoˈrɑtsijɐ
URاردو
کارپوریشن
kārpōriśan
VITiếng Việt
tập đoàn
tʰəp ʔɗoːn
ZUZU
inkampani
iŋkʼampʼani