Etymology

ledgment

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Today it means: A stringcourse or horizontal suit of mouldings, such as the base mouldings of a building. Full definition →

Middle English legement
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromlegement
  2. English todayledgment

From Middle English legement; equivalent to ledge + -ment.

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