offerture

English

Etymology

Latin offertūra (“an offering”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɒf.ə(ɹ).tjʊə(ɹ)/, /ˈɒf.ə(ɹ).t͡ʃə(ɹ)/

Noun

offerture (plural offertures)

1. (obsolete) offer; proposal
   • 1649, J[ohn] Milton, ΕΙΚΟΝΟΚΛΆΣΤΗΣ [Eikonoklástēs] […], London: […] Matthew Simmons, […], →OCLC:

     More offertures and advantages to his crown.

References

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