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entrenchment

noun

No English definition recorded for this entry.

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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English entrench Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English entrenchment From entrench + -ment.

  1. The process of entrenching or something which entrenches
  2. A fortification constructed of trenches