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destoolment

destoolment noun: act or process of destooling, or removing a chief from power.

Noun

destoolment (countable and uncountable, plural destoolments)

  1. (Africa, West) Act or process of destooling, or removing a chief from power.

Forms of destoolment

pluraldestoolments

Origin of destoolment

From destool + -ment.

Questions about destoolment

What does destoolment mean?
Destoolment means act or process of destooling, or removing a chief from power.
What part of speech is destoolment?
Destoolment is a noun.
What is the plural of destoolment?
The plural of destoolment is destoolments.

Words near destoolment in the dictionary

  1. destones
  2. destoning
  3. destool
  4. destooled
  5. destooling
  6. destoolment
  7. destoolments
  8. destools
  9. destoor
  10. destoors
  11. destory

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