derivement

English

Etymology

derive +‎ -ment

Noun

derivement (plural derivements)

  1. (obsolete) That which is derived; deduction; inference.
    I offer these derivements from these subjects. — W. Montagu.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

Last modified on 21 December 2011, at 11:32