chantment en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈt͡ʃɑːntmənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈt͡ʃæntmənt/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English chauntement, a clipping of enchauntement (modern English enchantment).
Meanings
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(archaic, rare) enchantment
The Old Language dropped like rain, chantment blurring down her arm, and when the changeling set itself more firmly, its small hands creeping up to grasp her arm, and drew again on the wound, she winced.
2016, Lilith Saintcrow, Roadside Magic, Hatchette UK, →ISBN, page 63:My lytle chyldren they ſhall beare theſe preſentes to the Bryde, That fyrſte wyth ſlybber ſlabbar ſoſſe of chauntmentes ſhalbe tryed.
1556, Seneca, translated by Iohn Studley, THE ſeuenth Tragedie of Seneca, Entituled MEDEA […] , Thomas Colwell, act 3, page 28a:Truly then, Sancho, thou muſt have travelled by Chantment. I don't know whether I travelled by Chantment ; but this I know, that about Five Miles off I met my Lady Dulcinea. How ! ſays he, and gave ſuch a Spring, I thought he would have leapt over the Wall.
1734, Henry Fielding, Don Quixote in England […] , George Falkner, page 51:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chantments | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
hex · spell · wanga · magic spell · conjuration · cantrip · enchantment · incantation · charm · incantation · makutu · pishogue · hex · craft · magic · chantment · mojo · rune · obeah · spellword · dwimmer