Word: impressment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: im
press
ment
Definition: The act of seizing for public use; impressing into public service.
Morphemes:
Affix: impress
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The act of impressing, or taking by force for the public service; compulsion to serve; also, that which is impressed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in
Language: la
Decoded: in
Meaning: in, upon
Affix: premere
Language: la
Decoded: premere
Meaning: to press
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.