† esbatementn.

Etymology: < Old French esbatement, modern French ébattement, < (s')ébattre to divert (oneself) = Provençal esbatre , Italian sbattere < late Latin type *exbattĕre , < ex out + battĕre to beat. Compare abate n.

Obsolete.

Amusement, diversion; an amusement. Cf. abatement n.² 3.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > [noun] > source of amusement or entertainment

mirtha1250

solacec1290

recreationc1400

esbatement1477

pastime1490

pastancea1500

passe-temps1542

entertainment1561

relief?1578

fancy1590

sport1598

abridgement1600

entertain1601

recreative1615

amusatory1618

nutsa1625

diverter1628

recreator1629

passatempo1632

amuser1724

fun1726

dissipation1733

resource1752

distraction1859

enlivening1859

good, clean fun1867

enlivenment1883

light relief1885

laugh1921

not one's scene1962

violon d'Ingres1963

1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 160 The daye passed & the feste in daunces, carolles & esbatements.

1484 W. Caxton tr. G. de la Tour-Landry Bk. Knight of Tower (1971) cxxiii. 164 These wordes are but sport and esbatement of lordes.

1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour i. x. sig. Ei If he haue pleasure in wrastling..where shall he se any more plesant esbatementes, than that.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	esbatement
释义	† esbatementn. Etymology: < Old French esbatement, modern French ébattement, < (s')ébattre to divert (oneself) = Provençal esbatre , Italian sbattere < late Latin type exbattĕre , < ex out + battĕre* to beat. Compare abate n. Obsolete. Amusement, diversion; an amusement. Cf. abatement n.² 3. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > [noun] > source of amusement or entertainment mirtha1250 solacec1290 recreationc1400 esbatement1477 pastime1490 pastancea1500 passe-temps1542 entertainment1561 relief?1578 fancy1590 sport1598 abridgement1600 entertain1601 recreative1615 amusatory1618 nutsa1625 diverter1628 recreator1629 passatempo1632 amuser1724 fun1726 dissipation1733 resource1752 distraction1859 enlivening1859 good, clean fun1867 enlivenment1883 light relief1885 laugh1921 not one's scene1962 violon d'Ingres1963 1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 160 The daye passed & the feste in daunces, carolles & esbatements. 1484 W. Caxton tr. G. de la Tour-Landry Bk. Knight of Tower (1971) cxxiii. 164 These wordes are but sport and esbatement of lordes. 1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour i. x. sig. Ei If he haue pleasure in wrastling..where shall he se any more plesant esbatementes, than that. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1477
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