Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

immurement

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: im-mure-ment
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Capital punishment, human sacrifice or life imprisonment by entombing for life or sealing behind walls.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English immure Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English immurement From immure + -ment.

Usage

Inflected Forms

immurements (plural)

Synonyms

captivity imprisonment incarceration

Questions

What does immurement mean?: Capital punishment, human sacrifice or life imprisonment by entombing for life or sealing behind walls.
Where does immurement come from?: Etymology tree English immure Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English immurement From immure + -ment.

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