absentment

English

Etymology

absent +‎ -ment

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əbˈsɛntmənt/

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Noun

absentment (uncountable)

1. (rare, obsolete): The state of being absent; withdrawal
   • a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number). Dead and Buried”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC:

     a peregrination, or absentment from the body