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emblements

American

[em-bluh-muhnts] / ˈɛm blə mənts /

plural noun

Law.

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

emblements British

/ ˈɛmbləmənts /

plural noun

annual crops and vegetable products cultivated by man's labour
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

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