presagement en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English presage Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English presagement From presage + -ment.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act or art of presaging; a foreboding.
The falling of Salt is an authenticke preſagement of ill lucke, nor can every temper contemne it, from whence notwithſtanding nothing can be naturally feared: […]
1646, Thomas Browne, “Compendiouſly of many queſtionable cuſtomes, opinions, pictures, practiſes, and popular obſervations”, in Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], London: […] T[homas] H[arper] for Edward Dod, […], →OCLC, 5th book, paragraph 3, page 265:
- (countable, uncountable) That which is presaged, or foretold.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| presagements | Number=Plur | lexicographic |