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emblement

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em⋅ble⋅ments

  [em-bluh-muhnts]
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–plural noun Law.
the products or profits of land that has been sown or planted.
Origin:
1485–95; pl. of emblement < AF, MF emblaement, equiv. to emblae(r) (< ML imblādāre to sow with grain, equiv. to im- im- 1 + blād(um) grain (> F blé) < Gmc (cf. MD blaad, OE blǣd) + -āre inf. suffix) + -ment -ment
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Main Entry: em·ble·ments
Pronunciation: 'em-bl&-m&ns
Function: noun plural
Etymology: Anglo-French, from Middle French emblaement act of sowing grain, from emblaer to sow with grain, from en-, causative prefix + Old French blet ble grain
: crops from annual cultivation legally belonging to the tenant
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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