publishment

[ puhb-lish-muhnt ]

/ ˈpʌb lɪʃ mənt /

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noun Archaic.

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Origin of publishment

First recorded in 1485–95; publish + -ment

Words nearby publishment

Public Works Administration, publish, publisher, publishing, publishing house, publishment, publish or perish, pubo-, pubococcygeus, puboprostatic, puboprostatic muscle

How to use publishment in a sentence

Quilts were quilted—the publishment pasted on the church door—and the wedding-cake made.
The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 5, November 1837|Various