subduement

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noun

subdual; act of subduing

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Meanings

nounsubduement (countable and uncountable, plural subduements)

plural subduements

  1. countableobsoleteuncountablesubdual; act of subduing

    As hot as Perseus , spur thy Phrygian steed , Despising many forfeits and subduements

    c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene v]

Origin

From subdue + -ment.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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