Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intendment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-tend-ment
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the sense in which the legal system interprets something, especially the intention of legislation

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

intendments (plural)

Questions

What does intendment mean?: the sense in which the legal system interprets something, especially the intention of legislation
Where does intendment come from?: Etymology tree English intend Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English intendment From intend + -ment.

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