rangement

Compare French rangement.

rangement (plural rangements)

1. (obsolete) arrangement
   • 1734, Daniel Waterland, A Dissertation upon the Argument A Priori for Proving the Existence of a First Cause in a letter to Mr. Law:

     general abstract ideas, common measures and receptacles formed by the mind, for the better lodgment, rangement, and adjustment of our other ideas

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

From ranger +‎ -ment.

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rangement m (plural rangements)

1. (uncountable) place where things are tidied away, e.g. cupboards, shelves, etc.

   Cet appartement est bien, mais il manque d’espaces de rangement.

   This apartment (US) or flat (UK) is good, but it doesn't have enough storage space.

2. action of tidying things away

   La famille était en plein rangement de la maison quand nous sommes arrivés.

   The family was busy tidying the house as we arrived.

   Le rangement n’est pas son fort.

   Tidying is not his strong point.

• “rangement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• magnèrent, mangèrent