Distemperment

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    distempered state; distemperature countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "Then as some sulphurous spirit sent By the torn Airs distemperment, To a rich Palace; finds within Some Sainted Maid , or Sheba Queen"

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"Then as some sulphurous spirit sent By the torn Airs distemperment, To a rich Palace; finds within Some Sainted Maid , or Sheba Queen"

Etymology

From distemper + -ment.

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