muniment

American  

[myoo-nuh-muhnt] / ˈmju nə mənt /

noun

1. Law. muniments, a document, as a title deed or a charter, by which rights or privileges are defended or maintained.

2. Archaic. a defense or protection.

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muniment British  

/ ˈmjuːnɪmənt /

noun

1. rare a means of defence

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Etymology

Origin of muniment

1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin mūnīmentum document (e.g., title, deed) for use in defense against a claimant, Latin: defense, protection, originally, fortification, equivalent to mūnī ( re ) to fortify + -mentum -ment

Example Sentences

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muniment

There was no time to reach the window, for Ziegler passed the branch corridor without as much as looking at it, and was coming straight on to the muniment room.

From The Duke Decides by Hill, Headon

But it is in the Warden’s rooms, above, that the eye is feasted with old woodwork, ancient panelling, black with lapse of time, quaint muniment chests, curious records, and the like.

From The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South by Harper, Charles G. (Charles George)

It is there my father found all these fine poems, you know, up in the muniment room.'

From Bristol Bells A Story of the Eighteenth Century by Marshall, Emma

This room may have been the muniment room.

From Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth Its Ruins and Associations, a Guide and Popular History by Anonymous

The structure consists mainly of two rooms, or halls, placed one over the other, with reading, committee, and muniment rooms surrounding them.

From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter