temperment

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Misconstruction of temperament.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɛm.pɚ.mənt/

Word forms

temperment temperments

Etymology

Perhaps influenced by analysis as temper + -ment. (Attested since the 1470s.)

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