obtainment
noun
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Pronunciation: /əbˈteɪn.mənt/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English obtain Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English obtainment From obtain + -ment.
- The act of obtaining something; acquisition.
“From an old record it appears that Charles I. of England granted numerous monopolies for obtainment of money for his purposes, independently of the Parliamentary grants, among others the manufacture of paper.”