cherishment
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛɹɪʃmənt/
Noun
cherishment (countable and uncountable, plural cherishments)
- (rare) the act of cherishing
- (obsolete) encouragement; comfort
- 1591, Ed[mund] Sp[enser], “The Teares of the Muses”, in Complaints. Containing Sundrie Small Poemes of the Worlds Vanitie. […], London: […] William Ponsonbie, […], →OCLC:
- rich bounty and dear cherishment
References
- “cherishment”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.