enchauntement

Middle English

Alternative forms

• enchantement, enchauntment, inchantement, eschauntement, enchaunment

Etymology

From Old French enchantement; equivalent to enchaunten +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛnˌt͡ʃant(ə)ˈmɛnt/, /ɛnˌt͡ʃau̯nt(ə)ˈmɛnt/
• (with stress retraction) IPA^(key): /ɛnˈt͡ʃant(ə)mɛnt/, /ɛnˈt͡ʃau̯nt(ə)mɛnt/

Noun

enchauntement (plural enchauntementes)

1. magic, sorcery
2. sorcerous force

Synonyms

• chauntement

Descendants

• English: enchantment

References

• “enchauntement, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-12-09.