allevementn.
Editorial misreading of allegement n.1 (see quot. ?1592 at allegement n.1).Explained by N.E.D. (1884) as from Old Frenchalevement (from alever alleve v. + -ment -ment suffix).
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the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [noun] > consolation or relief
lightingOE
leathc1175
comfort?c1225
solacec1290
solacec1290
lithec1300
comfortingc1320
allegeancec1325
swaging1340
froa1350
releasec1350
consolationc1374
legeancec1390
reliefa1393
comfortationa1400
leathinga1400
swagea1400
allegementa1425
alleviation?a1425
recreation?a1425
refrigery?a1425
lighteningc1425
recomfortc1425
mitigation?1435
recomforting1487
recreancea1500
allevation1502
easement1533
solacy1534
ease1542
cheer1549
assuagement1561
refreshing1561
easing1580
recomfortation1585
recomforture1595
assuage1596
allevement1599
mitification1607
allayment1609
solagement1609
levation1656
solacement1721
solation1757
soulagement1777
consolement1797
de-tension1949
de-tensioning1952
tea and sympathy1953
1599 Trag. Solyman & Perseda ii, in W. C. Hazlitt Dodsley's Sel. Coll. Old Eng. Plays (1874) Yet this is some allevement [v.r. aleavement] to my sorrow.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
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