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amercement

noun

Etymology

From Middle English amercement, from Anglo-Norman amercier + -ment, from Old French à merci. Also from Medieval Latin amerciamentum, from amerciari + -amentum, learned Latinization of Anglo-Norman amerciament, amercement, amerciment. Equivalent to amerce + -ment.

  1. derived from à merci
  2. derived from amercier
  3. inherited from amercement

Definitions

  1. A non-statutory monetary penalty or forfeiture, usually applied at the discretion of a…

    A non-statutory monetary penalty or forfeiture, usually applied at the discretion of a court.

    • 29 March. The quhilk daye Thomas Garnes is fund in þe wrang and amerchiament of court, for þe violent ſchuting and towking of Dauid Fleming, officiar to the Cowparis, on frydaye laſt.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA