relentment en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English relent Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English relentment From relent + -ment.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of relenting, softening.
Some being of the opinion of Thales, that water was the originall of all things, thought it moſt equall to ſubmit unto the principle of putrefaction, and conclude in a moiſt relentment.
1658, Thomas Browne, “Hydriotaphia, Urne-buriall. […]. Chapter I”, in Hydriotaphia, Urne-buriall, […] Together with The Garden of Cyrus, […], London: […] Hen[ry] Brome […], →OCLC, page 1:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| relentments | Number=Plur | lexicographic |