noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   the act of cherishing countable, rare, uncountable
2. 2
   encouragement; comfort countable, obsolete, uncountable

   "rich bounty and dear cherishment"

Example

More examples

"rich bounty and dear cherishment"

Etymology

From cherish + -ment.

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