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herriment

herriment noun: harassment; depredation.

Noun

herriment (countable and uncountable, plural herriments)

  1. (Scotland, obsolete) harassment; depredation
    • It was then as much the scene of continual spreaths, liftings, reavings, and herriments, as the Border country itself.1836, Tait's Edinburgh Magazine, volume 3, page 426

Forms of herriment

pluralherriments
alternative formherryment

Origin of herriment

From herry + -ment.

Questions about herriment

What does herriment mean?
Herriment means harassment; depredation.
What part of speech is herriment?
Herriment is a noun.
What is the plural of herriment?
The plural of herriment is herriments.

Words near herriment in the dictionary

  1. herries up
  2. Herrig
  3. Herrigs
  4. Herriman
  5. Herrimans
  6. herriment
  7. herriments
  8. herring
  9. Herring bodies
  10. Herring body
  11. herring cale

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