"compassement" meaning in All languages combined

See compassement on Wiktionary

Noun [French]

IPA: /kɔ̃.pas.mɑ̃/, /kɔ̃.pɑs.mɑ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-compassement.wav Forms: compassements [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French compassement. By surface analysis, compasser (“to compass”) + -ment. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|compassement|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French compassement, {{inh+|fr|fro|compassement}} Inherited from Old French compassement, {{surf|fr|compasser|-ment|id2=nominal|t1=to compass}} By surface analysis, compasser (“to compass”) + -ment Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} compassement m (plural compassements)
  1. exact measurement or regulation Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-compassement-fr-noun-IZZU1rBX Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -ment (nominal), Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 36 38 24 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 55 29 15 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 32 17 1

Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /kumpas(ə)ˈmɛnt/, /kumˈpas(ə)mɛnt/, /ˈkumpas(ə)mɛnt/ Forms: compassamentz [plural]
Etymology: From Old French compassement; equivalent to compas + -ment. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|compassement}} Old French compassement, {{af|enm|compas|-ment}} compas + -ment Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} compassement, {{enm-noun|compassamentz}} compassement (plural compassamentz)
  1. Guile, craft, or plotting; the practice of sleight-of hand. Categories (topical): Mind
    Sense id: en-compassement-enm-noun-tYkH3dhF Disambiguation of Mind: 68 32 0 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ment Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 36 38 24 1 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ment: 23 45 28 4
  2. A scheme or plan formulated in secrecy and with malicious intent.
    Sense id: en-compassement-enm-noun-Yhyec3uQ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 36 38 24 1
  3. (rare) The utilisation or application of knowledge. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-compassement-enm-noun-l00GrBBY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: compasement, cumpassement, compacement

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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