withdrawment

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From withdraw +‎ -ment.

Noun

[edit]

withdrawment (countable and uncountable, plural withdrawments)

  1. The act of withdrawing; withdrawal; recall.
    • 1799, William Belsham, Essays philosophical, historical and literary:
      Withdrawment from the place of their legal habitation has been regarded as a sort of crime in the poor.