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controlments

controlments is the plural of controlment.

Meaning of controlment

Noun

controlment (countable and uncountable, plural controlments)

  1. (obsolete) Control.
    • What is Lauinia then become so loose,
      Or Bassianus so degenerate,
      That for her loue such quarrels may be broacht,
      Without controulement, Iustice, or reuenge?c. 1588–1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

Questions about controlments

What is controlments the plural of?
Controlments is the plural of controlment.

Words near controlments in the dictionary

  1. controllingly
  2. controllingness
  3. controllings
  4. controlls
  5. controlment
  6. controlments
  7. Contrology
  8. controls
  9. contronym
  10. contronymic
  11. contronymous

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