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impressments

impressments is the plural of impressment.

Meaning of impressment

Noun

impressment (countable and uncountable, plural impressments)

  1. The act of seizing for public use; impressing into public service, especially military service and (most often) naval service.
    • owing to the immense number of our sailors, and the extent of our commerce, we were enabled by impressment and other means, to fit out and man a powerful fleet in a few weeks1808 February 3, Hansard

Questions about impressments

What is impressments the plural of?
Impressments is the plural of impressment.

Words near impressments in the dictionary

  1. impressive
  2. impressively
  3. impressiveness
  4. impressivity
  5. impressment
  6. impressments
  7. impressor
  8. impressors
  9. impresst
  10. impresstaurant
  11. impresstaurants

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