LekhoriLekhoriA course of action that a person intends to follow.
My intention was to marry a wealthy widow.
The goal or purpose.
The intention of this legislation is to boost the economy.
Tension; straining, stretching.
cold in those inner parts, cold belly, and hot liver, causeth crudity, and intention proceeds from perturbations […].
To intend.
From Middle English entencioun, intention, from Old French entencion, from Latin intentiō, intentiōnem. Compare intent. Equivalent to intent + -ion.
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