Etymology

chastisement

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Today it means: The act of chastising; rebuke; punishment. Full definition →

Old French chastiement ← Latin castīgō
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  1. Latin · derived fromcastīgō
  2. Old French · derived fromchastiement
  3. English todaychastisement

From Old French chastiement, from the verb chastier, from Latin castīgō.

Words from the same roots

Latincastīgō all →

chastisechasten

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