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purgament

purgament noun: something excreted or purged; excretion.

Noun

purgament (countable and uncountable, plural purgaments)

  1. (obsolete) Something excreted or purged; excretion.
  2. (obsolete) A cathartic; a purgative.
    • superfluous Purgaments and Excrements1605, Francis Bacon, “(please specify |book=1 or 2)”, in The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Aduancement of Learning, Diuine and Humane, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot and Thomas...

Forms of purgament

pluralpurgaments

Origin of purgament

From Latin purgamentum (“offscourings, washings, expiatory sacrifice”). See purge.

Questions about purgament

What does purgament mean?
Purgament means something excreted or purged; excretion.
What part of speech is purgament?
Purgament is a noun.
What is the plural of purgament?
The plural of purgament is purgaments.

Words near purgament in the dictionary

  1. purfles
  2. purfling
  3. purflings
  4. purfly
  5. purga
  6. purgament
  7. purgaments
  8. purgana
  9. purganas
  10. purganna
  11. purgannah

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