chantment
UK/ˈt͡ʃɑːntmənt/US/ˈt͡ʃæntmənt/
chantment noun: enchantment.
Noun
chantment (plural chantments)
- enchantment
- My lytle chyldren they ſhall beare
theſe preſentes to the Bryde,
That fyrſte wyth ſlybber ſlabbar ſoſſe
of chauntmentes ſhalbe tryed.1556, Seneca, translated by Iohn Studley, THE ſeuenth Tragedie of Seneca, Entituled MEDEA […] , Thomas Colwell, act 3, page 28a - Truly then, Sancho, thou muſt have travelled by Chantment. I don't know whether I travelled by Chantment ; but this I know, that about Five Miles off I met my Lady Dulcinea. How ! ſays he, and gave ſuch a Spring, I thought he would have leapt over the Wall.1734, Henry Fielding, Don Quixote in England […] , George Falkner, page 51
- Synonyms:
- hex, incantation, cantrip, charm, conjuration, craft, dwimmer, enchantment, magic, magic spell
- My lytle chyldren they ſhall beare
Synonyms of chantment
Forms of chantment
| plural | chantments |
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Origin of chantment
From Middle English chauntement, a clipping of enchauntement (modern English enchantment).
Questions about chantment
- What does chantment mean?
- Chantment means enchantment.
- What part of speech is chantment?
- Chantment is a noun.
- How do you pronounce chantment?
- Chantment is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃɑːntmənt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of chantment?
- The plural of chantment is chantments.
Words near chantment in the dictionary
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