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enacture

enacture noun: action, act of enacting.

Noun

enacture (plural enactures)

  1. (obsolete) action, act of enacting
    • The violence of either grief or joy
      Their own enactures with themselves destroy.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

Forms of enacture

pluralenactures

Origin of enacture

From enact + -ure, a Shakespearean coinage.

Questions about enacture

What does enacture mean?
Enacture means action, act of enacting.
What part of speech is enacture?
Enacture is a noun.
What is the plural of enacture?
The plural of enacture is enactures.

Words near enacture in the dictionary

  1. enactments
  2. enactor
  3. enactors
  4. enactory
  5. enacts
  6. enacture
  7. enactures
  8. enacyloxin
  9. enacyloxins
  10. enadoline
  11. Enafors

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