ingrossment

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noun

Prior to the abolition of inrollment in 1849, the act of preparing a parliamentary bill for royal assent by entering it onto a roll, incorporating any amendments.

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Meanings

nouningrossment (countable and uncountable, plural ingrossments)

plural ingrossments

  1. UKcountablehistoricaluncountablelawPrior to the abolition of inrollment in 1849, the act of preparing a parliamentary bill for royal assent by entering it onto a roll, incorporating any amendments.
  2. archaiccountableuncountableotherwiseArchaic form of engrossment.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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