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perishment

perishment noun: the act of perishing.

Noun

perishment (usually uncountable, plural perishments)

  1. (usually) The act of perishing.
    • To bestowe life is no perishemente but auantage.1549, Erasmus, “(please specify the book of the Bible, or other title)”, in Nicolas Udall [i.e., Nicholas Udall; et al.], transl., The Paraphrase of Erasmus vpon the Newe Testamente, London: […]...

Forms of perishment

pluralperishments

Origin of perishment

Compare Old French perissement.

Questions about perishment

What does perishment mean?
Perishment means the act of perishing.
What part of speech is perishment?
Perishment is a noun.
What is the plural of perishment?
The plural of perishment is perishments.

Words near perishment in the dictionary

  1. perisheth
  2. perishing
  3. perishingly
  4. perishings
  5. perishless
  6. perishment
  7. perishments
  8. perisht
  9. perisilvian
  10. perisinusoidal
  11. perisinusoidally

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