"accusement" meaning in English

See accusement in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /əˈkjuːzmənt/ [UK] Forms: accusements [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French acusement; later uses reformed from accuse + -ment. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|acusement}} Middle French acusement, {{suffix|en|accuse|ment}} accuse + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun}} accusement (plural accusements)
  1. (now rare) An accusation. Tags: archaic

Inflected forms

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