Word: presentment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pre
sent
ment
Definition: The official notice (formerly required to be given in court) of the surrender of a copyhold estate.
Morphemes:
Affix: present
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To offer (a problem, complaint) to a court or other authority for consideration.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: praesentō
Language: la
Decoded: praesento
Meaning: to show
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.