Main Entry:

¹po·si·tion

Pronunciation:

\pə-ˈzi-shən\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English posycion, from Anglo-French posicioun, from Latin position-, positio, from ponere to lay down, put, place, from Old Latin *posinere, from po- away (akin to Old Church Slavic po-, perfective prefix, Greek apo away) + Latin sinere to leave — more at of

Date:

14th century

1: an act of placing or arranging: as a: the laying down of a proposition or thesis b: an arranging in order 2: a point of view adopted and held to <made my position on the issue clear>3 a: the point or area occupied by a physical object : location <took her position at the head of the line> b: a certain arrangement of bodily parts <rose to a standing position>4: a market commitment in securities or commodities ; also : the inventory of a market trader5 a: relative place, situation, or standing <is now in a position to make decisions on his own> b: social or official rank or status c: an employment for which one has been hired : job <a position with a brokerage firm> d: a situation that confers advantage or preference