abodement

abodement

English

Etymology

From abode +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈboʊd.mn̩t/

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Noun

abodement (plural abodements)

1. (obsolete) A foreboding; an omen. [Attested from the late 16^th century to the mid 17^th century.][1]
   • 1591, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part III, Act IV, Scene vii:

     Tush, man, abodements must not now affright us ...

References

1. Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abodement”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 6.