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afforciament

afforciament is the obsolete form of afforcement.

Meaning of afforcement

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 afforciament

pluralafforciaments

Origin of afforciament

From Latin affōrciamentum, from Latinization of Anglo-Norman afforcement, from Old French afforcer, aforcer + -ment, from Latin exfortiāre, from ex- + fortis (“strong”).

Questions about afforciament

What is afforciament the obsolete form of?
Afforciament is the obsolete form of afforcement.

Words near afforciament in the dictionary

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

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