avengement
The inflicting of retributive punishment; satisfaction taken.
Noun
- The inflicting of retributive punishment; satisfaction taken.
- Nought may thee save from heavens avengement. - 1591, Ed[mund] Sp[enser], “Muiopotmos, or The Fate of the Butterflie”, in Complaints. Containing Sundrie Small Poemes of the Worlds Vanitie. […], London: […] William...
- God's avengement of his repulse at Hull - 1649, J[ohn] Milton, ΕΙΚΟΝΟΚΛΆΣΤΗΣ [Eikonoklástēs] […], London: […] Matthew Simmons, […], →OCLC:
- Of St. Edmund’s fearful avengements have they not the remarkablest instance still before their eyes? - 1843 April, Thomas Carlyle, “ch. XIV, Henry of Essex”, in Past and Present, American edition, Boston, Mass.: Charles...
Origin
Etymology tree English avenge Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English avengement From avenge + -ment.