different between induement vs indument

English

Etymology

From indue +? -ment. Compare indument and enduement.

Noun

induement (countable and uncountable, plural induements)

1. The act of induing, or state of being indued; investment; endowment.
   • 1648, Walter Montagu Miscellanea Spiritualia, or Devout Essaies

     we see that his so singular induement with the holy Spirit was not security against the danger of this presumption

References

• induement in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

English

Etymology

Latin indumentum (“a covering”). See indue, and compare induement.

Noun

indument (countable and uncountable, plural induments)

1. (obsolete) garment, robe, clothing
2. (zoology) plumage; feathers
3. (botany) indumentum

Related terms

• indumentum

Anagrams

• dentinum, muntined, unminted

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.dy.m??/

Adverb

indument

1. Post-1990 spelling of indûment.

Further reading

• “indument” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).