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Taxonomy vs Conscion - What's the difference?

taxonomy | conscion |

As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As a verb conscion is

(archaic|rare) to have a (specified kind of) conscience.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    conscion

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (archaic, rare) To have a (specified kind of) conscience.
  • * 1750 , A collection of scarce and valuable tracts , volume 5, page 256:
    • And the Popes of those Times were not so nice conscioned to deny Princes such Requests, but were easily wonne thereunto either by Favor or Rewards :
  • * 1899 , Frederic Jesup Stimson, King Noanett: a story of old Virginia and the Massachusetts Bay , page 30:
    • For which reason the very zealous, tender-conscioned reformers of those times thought fit to turn him out of his benefice (which was his freehold), contrary to all law and justice;
  • (rare) To find conscionable.
  • * 1997 , Mallory Burgess, Beloved Heart , (ISBN 0821756699), page 118:
    • Callie found herself the slightest bit irate. Her father had been so eager for her to wed a nobleman, but here he was conscioning Zeus' s dalliance with a tavern-wench!
  • * 2007 , Dale Wiley, There Is a Fountain: Voices and Stories (ISBN 0595411800), page 216:
    • That he conscioned when he deeded the lands known as the Camp Ground Tract to the Trustees it was for the use, benefit and behoof of the Methodist Episcopal Church South and these trustees were controlled in their management