"representment" meaning in English

See representment in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: representments [plural]
Etymology: From represent + -ment. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|represent|ment}} represent + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun}} representment (plural representments)
  1. (now rare) A depiction or representation. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-representment-en-noun-KykKdtWs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ment

Inflected forms

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