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prizement

prizement noun: an appraisement or valuation.

Noun

prizement (plural prizements)

  1. (obsolete) An appraisement or valuation.
    • "When sufficient men are sworn to prize" (appraise) "children's goods, the said goods shall not be forced on them, under pretence of overrating them, (for men must discharge their consciences,) but the executors or overseers must take all things according to the prizement."1847, Wilson, Thomas, “VI.”, in The works of the right reverend father in God, Thomas Wilson, D.D., Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man, page 203
    • A prizement of the barque. It is worth, with tackle and furniture, 30l1900, Great Britain, Public Record Office, “Vol. CCLIV.”, in Calendar of the state papers relating to Ireland preserved in the Public Record Office. 1625-[1670], page 40

Forms of prizement

pluralprizements

Origin of prizement

According to Oxford, this term first began seeing usage in the late 1400s, during the Middle English period.

Questions about prizement

What does prizement mean?
Prizement means an appraisement or valuation.
What part of speech is prizement?
Prizement is a noun.
What is the plural of prizement?
The plural of prizement is prizements.

Words near prizement in the dictionary

  1. prizelike
  2. prizelist
  3. prizelists
  4. prizeman
  5. prizemen
  6. prizement
  7. prizements
  8. prizemoney
  9. prizen
  10. prizens
  11. prizer

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