ejectment

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English eject

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom

Proto-Italic *-mentom

Latin -mentum

Old French -mentbor.

Middle English -ment

English -ment

English ejectment

From eject + -ment.

Noun

ejectment (countable and uncountable, plural ejectments)

1. (law) The legal process of ejecting someone from their property or holdings.
   • 1782, Frances Burney, Cecilia, V.x.4:

     She had only, therefore, to save herself an actual ejectment, by quitting a house in which she was exposed to such a disgrace.

2. (generally) A casting out, an ejection.

Synonyms

• (casting out): ejection

References

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