enjoinment en · NOUN
Etymology
From enjoin + -ment.
Meanings
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(archaic) A command, decree or ruling from an authority.
Herein exact and critical trial should be made by public enjoinment, whereby determination might be settled beyond debate
1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| enjoinments | Number=Plur | lexicographic |