approvement
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Improvement of common lands by converting them for advantage of the landlord.
Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable
noun
A confession of guilt by a prisoner charged with treason or felony, together with an accusation or implication against the accomplices and a giving evidence against them in order to obtain his own pardon.
British usage; Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "I did nothing without your approvement."
- "The whole learning of approvements (i. e. trial by the evidence of an approver) is now obsolete being superseded by the modern practice of allowing an accused person to turn evidence for the Queen without confessing the indictment."
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin approbāreder. Old French aproverbor. Middle English aproven English approve Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English approvement From approve + -ment.
Usage
- Countable
- Obsolete
- Uncountable
- Archaic
- British usage