abodement

English

Etymology

From abode +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /əˈboʊd.mn̩t/

Noun

abodement (plural abodements)

(obsolete) A foreboding; an omen. [Attested from the late 16^th century to the mid 17^th century.]^[1]
- 1591, Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part III, Act IV, Scene vii:
  Tush, man, abodements must not now affright us ...

References

↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 6

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