'Controlment' definitions:

Definition of 'Controlment'

From: GCIDE
  • Controlment \Con*trol"ment\, n.
  • 1. The power or act of controlling; the state of being restrained; control; restraint; regulation; superintendence. [1913 Webster]
  • You may do it without controlment. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Opposition; resistance; hostility. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Here have we war for war, and blood for blood, Controlment for controlment. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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