- Allayment
- Allayment Al*lay"ment, n.
An allaying; that which allays; mitigation. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
The like allayment could I give my grief. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Allayment
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