单词 | affordment |
释义 | † affordmentn. Obsolete. An act of granting or supplying something; (also) that which is granted. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > [noun] > granting titheeOE yating?c1225 grant?a1366 granting1609 affordment1623 yieldancea1656 vouchsafement1666 accordance1827 according1834 1623 T. Adams Barren Tree 43 These ir-rite, forcelesse, bugbeare Excommunications, the ridiculous affordments of a mercenary Power. 1645 L. Haward Mil. & Spirituall Motions 5 Gods long-suffering is an affoordment of time to repent. 1654 J. Hall Of Govt. & Obed. i. iii. 6 Those many affordments and offices, which inanimates now supply to sensitives. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < n.1623 |
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