"portendment" meaning in English

See portendment in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: portendments [plural]
Etymology: portend + -ment Etymology templates: {{suf|en|portend|ment}} portend + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun}} portendment (plural portendments)
  1. (archaic) An omen. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-portendment-en-noun-g9J6W9uc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ment

Inflected forms

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