Word: abatement
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
bate
ment
Definition: The action of a person that abates, or without proper authority enters a residence after the death of the owner and before the heir takes possession.
Morphemes:
Affix: abate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to enter a tenement without permission after the owner has died and before the heir takes possession.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: en
Language: fro
Decoded: en
PoS: Preposition
Meaning: in; inside
Affix: batre
Language: fro
Decoded: batre
Meaning: to beat
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.