Word: enactment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: en
act
ment
Definition: A piece of legislation that has been properly authorized by a legislative body.
Morphemes:
Affix: enact
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to make (a bill) into law
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in-
Language: la
Decoded: in-
Meaning: in
Affix: -ment
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of "the action or result of what is denoted by the verb".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ment
Language: fro
Decoded: -ment
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment.