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herriments

herriments is the plural of herriment.

Meaning of herriment

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

Questions about herriments

What is herriments the plural of?
Herriments is the plural of herriment.

Words near herriments in the dictionary

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

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