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abatement
English
Etymology 1
From Middle French abatement, from Old French abatre. Equivalent to abate (“to beat down”) +? -ment (“the result of”).
Pronunciation
- (US, UK) IPA(key): /??be?t.m?nt/
Noun
abatement (countable and uncountable, plural abatements)
- The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; removal or putting an end to; the suppression of. [First attested from 1340 to 1470.]
- The abatement of a nuisance is the suppression thereof.
- The amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed; in particular from a tax. [Late 15th century.]
- (heraldry) A mark of dishonor on an escutcheon; any figure added to the coat of arms tending to lower the dignity or station of the bearer.[Early 17th century.]
Synonyms
allowance, assuagement, declension, decline, decrease, deduction, depreciation, diminution, discount, drawback, ebb, evanishment, fading, lessening, lowering, mitigation, moderation, rebate, reduction, remission, settling, sinking, subsidence, waning
Antonyms
accession, accretion, aggrandizement, augmentation, development, dilation, enlargement, growth, increase, increment,
Derived terms
- defense in abatement
- plea in abatement
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman abatre (“to abate”) + -ment.
Noun
abatement (countable and uncountable, plural abatements)
- (law) The action of a person that abates, or without proper authority enters a residence after the death of the owner and before the heir takes possession.
- (law) The reduction of the proceeds of a will, when the debts have not yet been satisfied; the reduction of taxes due.[First attested around 1150 to 1350.]
References
- The Manual of Heraldry, Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at [1]
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abator
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /??be?t.?/, /??be?t.?/
Etymology 1
From abate (“to enter without right after the owner dies and before the heir takes over”) +? -or. From Anglo-Norman.
Noun
abator (plural abators)
- (law) a person who, without right, enters into a freehold on the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee [Mid 16th century.]
Translations
Etymology 2
From abate (“do away with”) +? -or. From Middle English, from Old French.
Noun
abator (plural abators)
- (law) one who abates, ends, or does away with a nuisance [Late 16th century.]
Translations
Related terms
- abatement
References
- abator in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- Tabora, rabato, robata
Ido
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aba?t?r/
Verb
abator
- future infinitive of abatar
Romanian
Etymology
From French abattoir
Noun
abator n (plural abatoare)
- abattoir
Declension
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