Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

muniment

/ˈmjuːnɪmənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mu-ni-ment
IPA: /ˈmjuːnɪmənt/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A deed, or other official document kept as proof of ownership or rights or privileges; an archived document.

noun

Things which a person or place is equipped with; effects, furnishings, accoutrements.

Obsolete

noun

Something used as a defence.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"hauing the said deedes, euidences, muniments, terriers, and writinges in their hands[…]"
"Then, on the order of King Darius, a search was made in Babylonia in the muniment rooms where the archives were kept […]"
"Vpon a day as ſhe him ſate beſide, / By chance he certaine miniments forth drew, / Which yet with him as relickes did abide / Of all the bounty which Belphebe threw / On him, whilſt goodly grace ſhe did him ſhew: […]"
"other muniments and petty helps"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *móyni Proto-Italic *moini Latin moene Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin mūniō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin mūnīmentum Anglo-Norman muniment ▲ Latin mūnīmentum English muniment From Anglo-Norman muniment, and its source, Latin mūnīmentum (“fortification, defence”), from mūnīre (“to fortify”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: muniment, mūnīmentum

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈmjuːnɪmənt/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

muniments (plural) miniment (alternative)

Phrases

muniment house

Questions

How do you pronounce muniment?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmjuːnɪmənt/.
What does muniment mean?: A deed, or other official document kept as proof of ownership or rights or privileges; an archived document.
Where does muniment come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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