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watchment

watchment noun: a period of watching; observation.

Noun

watchment (plural watchments)

  1. (obsolete) A period of watching; observation.
    • No, said she, that's very true, Mrs. Pamela; not so much as for that Declaration that he own'd before me, he had found Opportunity, for all my Watchfulness, to make you. Come, come, said she, no more of these Shams with me! You have an excellent Head-piece for your Years; but may-be I am as cunning...1740, Samuel Richardson, Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded

Forms of watchment

pluralwatchments

Questions about watchment

What does watchment mean?
Watchment means a period of watching; observation.
What part of speech is watchment?
Watchment is a noun.
What is the plural of watchment?
The plural of watchment is watchments.

Words near watchment in the dictionary

  1. watchmanship
  2. watchmate
  3. watchmates
  4. watchmen
  5. watchmen's rattles
  6. watchment
  7. watchments
  8. Watchmenverse
  9. watchnight
  10. watchnights
  11. watchoo

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