different between miniment vs muniment

English

Noun

miniment (plural miniments)

1. Obsolete form of muniment.

Anagrams

• imminent

English

Alternative forms

• miniment [15th-17th c.]

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman muniment, Middle French muniment, and their source, Latin m?n?mentum (“fortification, defence”), from m?n?re (“to fortify”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?mju?n?m?nt/

Noun

muniment (plural muniments)

1. (chiefly law) A deed, or other official document kept as proof of ownership or rights or privileges; an archived document. [from 15th c.]

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2. (obsolete, in the plural) Things which a person or place is equipped with; effects, furnishings, accoutrements. [15th-19th c.]
3. (obsolete) Something used as a defence. [16th-19th c.]

Derived terms

• muniment house

Middle French

Noun

muniment m (plural munimens)

1. reinforcement; fortification
2. (law) muniment

References

• muniment on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)

Old French

Noun

muniment m (oblique plural munimenz or munimentz, nominative singular munimenz or munimentz, nominative plural muniment)

1. reinforcement; fortification
2. (law) muniment

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (muniment)