Con`sti*tu"tion*al , n.
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.
Con`sti*tu"tion*al (?), a. [f. 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.
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