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induement

induement noun: the act of induing, or state of being indued; endowment, investment.

Noun

induement (countable and uncountable, plural induements)

  1. The act of induing, or state of being indued; endowment, investment.
    • His [Solomon's] ſo ſingular induement vvith the holy Spirit vvas not ſecurity againſt the danger of this preſumption: vve are vvarned by the Apoſtle, not to extinguiſh the Spirit, and nothing puts it out ſo ſoon as the bodyes being ſet on fire, […]1648, Walter Montagu, “The Thirteenth Treatise. Handling whether to be in Love, and to be Devout, are Inconsistent. §. VI. Presumption upon Our Vertue Discussed, and the Danger thereof...

Forms of induement

pluralinduements

Origin of induement

From indue + -ment. Compare indument and enduement.

Questions about induement

What does induement mean?
Induement means the act of induing, or state of being indued; endowment, investment.
What part of speech is induement?
Induement is a noun.
What is the plural of induement?
The plural of induement is induements.

Words near induement in the dictionary

  1. inducts
  2. inductura
  3. inducturae
  4. indue
  5. indued
  6. induement
  7. induements
  8. indues
  9. induhvidual
  10. induhviduals
  11. induing

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