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remitment

remitment noun: the act of remitting; remission.

Noun

remitment (countable and uncountable, plural remitments)

  1. (archaic) The act of remitting; remission.
    • And Catus Decianus the Procurator endeavour’d to bring all thir goods within the compass of a new confiscation, by disavowing the remittment of Claudius.1670, John Milton, The History of Britain, London: James Allestry, Book 2, p. 63

Forms of remitment

pluralremitments

Origin of remitment

From remit + -ment.

Questions about remitment

What does remitment mean?
Remitment means the act of remitting; remission.
What part of speech is remitment?
Remitment is a noun.
What is the plural of remitment?
The plural of remitment is remitments.

Words near remitment in the dictionary

  1. remitigate
  2. remitigated
  3. remitigates
  4. remitigating
  5. remitless
  6. remitment
  7. remitments
  8. remits
  9. remittable
  10. remittal
  11. remittals

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