单词 | accountment |
释义 | accountmentn. rare. The process or work of accounting or reckoning for something; responsibility. Also: the manner in which something is accounted for; an instance of accounting. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > responsibility > [noun] > fact of being responsible, answerable, or liable accounta1393 respondence1586 accountableness1625 accountability1750 answerability1769 amenability1789 liability1794 answerableness1813 accountment1857 1857 C. Heavysege Saul iii. v. 291 On Samuel may the feud's accountment fall, And th' blood's upon the fiend that stirred my gall. 1913 Irish Monthly 41 275 He was..not at all satisfied with the accountment for her absences. 1961 Progress-index (Petersburg, Va.) 4 June 22/4 The library officially closed May 28th, but this does not mean that work has ceased. On the contrary, inventory and other accountments must be made. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1857 |
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