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entreatment

entreatment noun: entreaty; pleading or invitation.

Noun

entreatment (countable and uncountable, plural entreatments)

  1. (obsolete) entreaty; pleading or invitation
    • From this time be somewhat scanter of your maiden presence; set your entreatments at a higher rate than a command to parley.1600, Shakespeare, Hamlet, act 1, scene 3

Forms of entreatment

pluralentreatments

Origin of entreatment

From entreat + -ment.

Questions about entreatment

What does entreatment mean?
Entreatment means entreaty; pleading or invitation.
What part of speech is entreatment?
Entreatment is a noun.
What is the plural of entreatment?
The plural of entreatment is entreatments.

Words near entreatment in the dictionary

  1. entreaties
  2. entreating
  3. entreatingly
  4. entreatings
  5. entreative
  6. entreatment
  7. entreatments
  8. entreats
  9. entreaty
  10. entrechat
  11. entrechats

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