confermement

Middle English

Alternative forms

conferment, confirmament, confirmement, confyrment

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French confermement, from Medieval Latin confirmāmentum; equivalent to confermen +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɔnˌfɛrm(i)ˈmɛnt/, /kɔnˈfɛrm(i)mɛnt/

Noun

confermement (uncountable)

Granting or affirmation of a grant.
(Christianity) The sacrament of confirmation.
(rare) Strengthening, reinforcement.

Synonyms

confermynge

References

“confermement, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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