malediction, malediccion, malediccyon

Fr. malediction, from Lat. maledic tionem, acc us. of maledictio =a curse, from male dict us, pa. par. of maledico to speak ill against: male badly, ill, and dico to say, to speak; Ital. maledizione; Sp. maldicion.] Evil speaking, cursing; a curse, an execration, an imprecation. "It is the malediction of Eve!" Long fellow: Golden Legend, ii. 2610