jument
English
Noun
jument (plural juments)
- (obsolete) An animal, especially a beast of burden.
- 1621, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy, Oxford: Printed by Iohn Lichfield and Iames Short, for Henry Cripps, OCLC 216894069; The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd corrected and augmented edition, Oxford: Printed by John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, 1624, OCLC 54573970, (please specify |partition=1, 2, or 3)::
- That men should feed on such a kinde of meat, / Which very juments would refuse to eat.
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French
Etymology
From Old French jument, from Latin iūmentum (“baggage animal”), jūmentum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒy.mɑ̃/
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Synonyms
Further reading
- “jument” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Old French
Noun
jument f (oblique plural jumenz or jumentz, nominative singular jument, nominative plural jumenz or jumentz)
- mare (female horse)
Descendants
- French: jument
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