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.
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.
