Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

assythment

/əˈsaɪðmənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: as-syth-ment
IPA: /əˈsaɪðmənt/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Compensation or reparation for a criminal offence.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It may be observed that assythment is not due to the next of kin of a person slain where the offender hath by the exertion of public justice suffered the punishment due to his crime; but whether it can be demanded from the king's donatary where the criminal hath fled from justice and forfeited his movable estate upon a sentence of fugitation, may be doubted."
"I, Fergus and my Heirs and Assignies, against all deadly the foresaid Three Daughs, and the forenamed Land of Ardendraught, with their pertinents, liberties and assythments and other privileges as aforesaid."
"Although there is no precise statistical analysis of assythments, bonds of manrent were only very rarely used in such circumstances."

Etymology

From assyth + -ment, from Old French aset, asez, originally meaning "enough". See assets.

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: aset
Suffix: assyth

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈsaɪðmənt/
British English: /əˈsʌɪðmənt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

assythments (plural) assythement (alternative) assithment (alternative, dated)

Questions

How do you pronounce assythment?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈsaɪðmənt/.
What does assythment mean?: Compensation or reparation for a criminal offence.
Where does assythment come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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