conferment

conferment

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English confer
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom
Proto-Italic *-məntom
Latin -mentum
Old French -mentbor.
Middle English -ment
English -ment
English conferment

    From confer + -ment.

    Noun

    conferment (countable and uncountable, plural conferments)

    1. The act of conferring; a presentation or bestowal.
      a ceremony for the conferment of academic degrees

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    Middle English

    Noun

    conferment

    1. alternative form of confermement
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