empressment

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A form of impressment — The act of seizing for public use; impressing into public service, especially military service and (most often) naval service.

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Meanings

nounempressment (plural empressments)

plural empressments

  1. alternativeAlternative form of impressment.

Origin

From empress + -ment.

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APA

empressment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empressment

MLA

“empressment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empressment. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “empressment,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empressment.

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