Meanings
nounperishment (usually uncountable, plural perishments)
plural perishments
- uncountableusuallyThe act of perishing.
To bestowe life is no perishemente but auantage.
1549, Erasmus, “(please specify the book of the Bible, or other title)”, in Nicolas Udall [i.e., Nicholas Udall; et al.], transl., The Paraphrase of Erasmus vpon the Newe Testamente, London: […] Edwarde Whitchurche
Origin
Compare Old French perissement.
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APA
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“perishment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perishment. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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