afforcement
English edit
Etymology edit
From Old French [Term?]; alternatively, afforce + -ment.
Noun edit
afforcement (plural afforcements)
- (obsolete) A reinforcement; a strengthening.
- 1801, Henry Hallam, View of the state of Europe during the Middle ages:
- “It may be doubtful,” says Mr. Starkie, “whether the doctrine of afforcement was applied to criminal cases. […] ”
References edit
- “afforcement”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.