Etymology

absentment

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Today it means: The state of being absent; withdrawal Full definition →

English absent ← Middle English absent ← Latin absēns
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  1. Latinabsum
  2. Latinabsēns
  3. Old Frenchausent
  4. Middle Frenchabsent
  5. Latinabsēns
  6. Middle Englishabsent
  7. Englishabsent
  8. English todayabsentment

From absent + -ment.

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