absentment en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /əbˈsɛntmənt/
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin absum Latin absēnsder. Old French ausentder. Middle French absentbor. ▲ Latin absēnsbor. Middle English absent English absent Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English absentment From absent + -ment.
Meanings
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(obsolete, rare, uncountable) The state of being absent; withdrawal
a peregrination, or absentment from the body
a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC:
Translations (1)
uk бути відсутнім (to be absent)