impartmentn.
/ɪmˈpɑːtmənt/ The fact of imparting, or that which is imparted; bestowal, communication, esp. of knowledge or information (cf. impart v. 2); a communication.
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the mind > possession > giving > [noun] > imparting
communicationc1384
impartment1604
imparture1610
imparting1611
conveyance1662
impartance1811
impartation1828
society > communication > information > action of informing > [noun]
informinga1382
traditionc1384
informationa1393
kithinga1400
instruction?a1439
impartment1604
informance1604
re-representation1679
didactic1754
briefing1910
imparting1952
trickle-down1962
1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet i. iv. 40 It beckins you to goe away with it As if it some impartment did desire To you alone. View more context for this quotation
1647 M. Hudson Divine Right Govt. ii. x. 156 God ordained parents and Kings to be his instruments in the impartment of these outward blessings.
1683 J. Pettus Fleta Minor To Noble Subscribers sig. B2 Not to publish it, lest the Common sort of People should make an ill use of its impartments.
1824 R. Heber Jrnl. 28 July in Narr. Journey Upper Provinces India (1828) I. viii. 167 To ensure the gradual impartment of the sad news.
1882 B. F. Westcott Gospel according to St. John 22 The impartment of the Holy Spirit.
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