distemperment

English

Etymology

From distemper +‎ -ment.

Noun

distemperment (countable and uncountable, plural distemperments)

1. (obsolete) distempered state; distemperature
   • 1623, Owen Feltham, Resolves: Divine, Moral, Political:

     Then as some sulphurous spirit sent
     By the torn Airs distemperment,
     To a rich Palace; finds within
     Some Sainted Maid , or Sheba Queen

References

“distemperment”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.