releasement

releasement noun: release; the act of releasing or letting something go.

Noun

releasement (plural releasements)

(archaic) Release; the act of releasing or letting something go.
- [T]he conquering Don, seizing the fragments of the weapon of his vanquished enemy, went out in search of the lady for whose releasement he had fought […].1782, Frances Burney, Cecilia, I.ii.3
- On his releasement from prison, he learned that the beloved cause of his persecution had been forced to marry a nobleman, whose name he could not discover, but who had carried her to his castle near Bristol.1824, Robert Kerr, A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. II

Eulogius himself was obliged by the persecutors to live always, after his releasement, with the treacherous bishop Reccafred, that wolf in sheep's clothing.1895, Alban Butler, The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints:
Hicks to shew him the place where our men were, and at the same time to send orders for their immediate releasement […].1893, James Cook, Captain Cook's Journal During the First Voyage Round the World:

plural	releasements

From release + -ment.

What does releasement mean?: Releasement means release; the act of releasing or letting something go.
How do you use releasement in a sentence?: Eulogius himself was obliged by the persecutors to live always, after his releasement, with the treacherous bishop Reccafred, that wolf in sheep's clothing.
What part of speech is releasement?: Releasement is a noun.
What is the plural of releasement?: The plural of releasement is releasements.

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