affeerment

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English affeer

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom

Proto-Italic *-mentom

Latin -mentum

Old French -mentbor.

Middle English -ment

English -ment

English affeerment

From affeer + -ment.

Noun

affeerment (plural affeerments)

1. (obsolete, law) The act of affeering or assessing an amercement, according to the circumstances of the case.