disencumbrance en · NOUN
Etymology
From dis- + encumbrance.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Freedom or deliverance from encumbrance, or anything burdensome or troublesome.
they would soon find out that there are many who make a figure below what their fortune or merit entitles them to , out of mere choice , and an elegant desire of ease and disencumbrance
1712 January 12 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison; Richard Steele et al.], “TUESDAY, January 2, 1711–1712”, in The Spectator, number 264; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume III, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton & Company, 1853, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| disencumbrances | Number=Plur | lexicographic |