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approvement.

Improvement of common lands by converting them for advantage of the landlord.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Improvement of common lands by converting them for advantage of the landlord.

    Old-English · countable · obsolete · uncountable
  2. Approval; approbation.

    archaic · countable · uncountable
  3. A confession of guilt by a prisoner charged with treason or felony, together with an accusation or implication against the accomplices and a giving evidence against them in order to obtain his own pardon.

    UK · countable · obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin approbāreder. Old French aproverbor. Middle English aproven English approve Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English approvement From approve + -ment.

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