emblements

American  

[em-bluh-muhnts] / ˈɛm blə mənts /

plural noun

Law.

1. the products or profits of land that has been sown or planted.

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emblements British  

/ ˈɛmbləmənts /

plural noun

1. annual crops and vegetable products cultivated by man's labour

2. the profits from such crops

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Etymology

Origin of emblements

1485–95; plural of emblement < Anglo-French, Middle French emblaement, equivalent to emblae ( r ) (< Medieval Latin imblādāre to sow with grain, equivalent to im- im- ¹ + blād ( um ) grain (> French blé ) < Germanic (compare Middle Dutch blaad, Old English blǣd ) + -āre infinitive suffix) + -ment -ment

Example Sentences

Emblements are included within the definition of goods in s.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various

Emblements, em′bl-ments, n.pl. crops raised by the labour of the cultivator, but not fruits nor grass.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various