Etymology

estrepement

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Today it means: A destructive kind of waste committed by a tenant for life, in lands, woods, or houses. Full definition →

Old French estrepement
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  1. Old French · derived fromestrepement“damage, waste”
  2. English todayestrepement

From Old French estrepement (“damage, waste”). By surface analysis, estrepe + -ment.

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