publishment

English

Etymology

From publish +‎ -ment.

Noun

publishment (countable and uncountable, plural publishments)

1. (archaic) publication.
2. (US, historical) A public notice of intended marriage, previously required by the laws of some states of New England.

References

• “publishment”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.