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afforcement

afforcement noun: a reinforcement; a strengthening.

Noun

afforcement (plural afforcements)

  1. (obsolete) A reinforcement; a strengthening.
    • “It may be doubtful,” says Mr. Starkie, “whether the doctrine of afforcement was applied to criminal cases.[…]”1801, Henry Hallam, View of the state of Europe during the Middle ages

Forms of afforcement

pluralafforcements

Origin of afforcement

From Anglo-Norman afforcement, from Old French afforcer, aforcer + -ment, from Latin exfortiāre, from ex- + fortis (“strong”). By surface analysis afforce + -ment.

Questions about afforcement

What does afforcement mean?
Afforcement means a reinforcement; a strengthening.
What part of speech is afforcement?
Afforcement is a noun.
What is the plural of afforcement?
The plural of afforcement is afforcements.

Words near afforcement in the dictionary

  1. affor
  2. afforce
  3. afforced
  4. afforced council
  5. afforced councils
  6. afforcement
  7. afforcements
  8. afforces
  9. afforciament
  10. afforciaments
  11. afforcing

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