"procurement" meaning in Middle English

See procurement in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /prɔˌkiu̯r(ə)ˈmɛnt/, /prɔˈkiu̯r(ə)mɛnt/, /ˈprɔkiu̯r(ə)mɛnt/, /ˈprɔkərmɛnt/ (note: by analogy with stress-shifted forms of procuren) Forms: procurment [alternative], prokyrment [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman and Old French procurement; by surface analysis, procuren + -ment. first attested in c. 1325. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|xno|-}} Borrowed from Anglo-Norman, {{bor|enm|fro|procurement}} Old French procurement, {{surf|enm|procuren|-ment|nocap=1}} by surface analysis, procuren + -ment, {{etydate|c|1325|nocap=1}} first attested in c. 1325 Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} procurement, {{enm-noun|-}} procurement (uncountable)
  1. The act of enabling or bringing about:
    The act of inciting someone; instigation.
    Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-procurement-enm-noun-n9O6K3I6 Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, Old French terms suffixed with -ment (nominal), Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ment Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 3 19 1 21 21 16 1 17 Disambiguation of Old French terms suffixed with -ment (nominal): 6 21 2 17 17 17 2 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 4 16 5 23 23 14 2 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 15 2 24 24 16 1 16 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ment: 50 50
  2. The act of enabling or bringing about:
    The act of inducing or securing an appointment.
    Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-procurement-enm-noun-sMWw~91Z Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, Old French terms suffixed with -ment (nominal), Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ment, Government Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 3 19 1 21 21 16 1 17 Disambiguation of Old French terms suffixed with -ment (nominal): 6 21 2 17 17 17 2 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 4 16 5 23 23 14 2 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 15 2 24 24 16 1 16 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ment: 50 50 Disambiguation of Government: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Crime, Deception Disambiguation of Crime: 0 0 Disambiguation of Deception: 0 0

Alternative forms

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