muniment
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈmjuːnɪmənt/
Noun

muniment (plural muniments)

  1. (chiefly, legal) A deed, or other official document kept as proof of ownership or rights or privileges; an archived document. [from 15th c.]
  2. (obsolete, in the plural) Things which a person or place is equipped with; effects, furnishings, accoutrements. [15th-19th c.]
  3. (obsolete) Something used as a defence. [16th-19th c.]
    • c. 1608–1609, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, [Act I, scene i]:
      other muniments and petty helps



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