reducement

English

Etymology

From reduce +‎ -ment.

Noun

reducement (plural reducements)

1. (archaic) reduction
   • 1649, J[ohn] Milton, ΕΙΚΟΝΟΚΛΆΣΤΗΣ [Eikonoklástēs] […], London: […] Matthew Simmons, […], →OCLC:

     reducement of law to arbitrary power

References

• “reducement”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.