construct state

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Construct \Con"struct\, a.
   Formed by, or relating to, construction, interpretation, or
   inference.
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   {Construct form} or {Construct state} (Heb. Gram.), that of a
      noun used before another which has the genitive relation
      to it.
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