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Webster 1913 Edition

Muniment

Mu′ni-ment

,
Noun.
[L.
munimentum
, fr.
munire
to fortify. See
Munition
.]
1.
The act of supporting or defending.
[Obs.]
2.
That which supports or defends; stronghold; place or means of defense; munition; assistance.
“Other muniments and petty helps.”
Shak.
3.
(Law)
A record; the evidences or writings whereby a man is enabled to defend the title to his estate; title deeds and papers.
Blount.
Muniment room
or
Muniment house
,
that room in a cathedral, castle, or other public building, which is used for keeping the records, charters, seals, deeds, and the like.
Gwilt.

Webster 1828 Edition

Muniment

MU'NIMENT

,
Noun.
[L. munimentum, from munio, to fortify.]
1.
A fortification of any kind; a strong hold; a place of defense.
2.
Support; defense.
3.
Record; a writing by which claims and rights are defended or maintained. Termes de la ley.

Definition 2024

muniment

muniment

English

Alternative forms

Noun

muniment ‎(plural muniments)

  1. (chiefly law) A deed, or other official document kept as proof of ownership or rights or privileges; an archived document. [from 15th c.]
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Blount to this entry?)
  2. (obsolete, in the plural) Things which a person or place is equipped with; effects, furnishings, accoutrements. [15th-19th c.]
    • 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, IV.8:
      Upon a day as she him sate beside, / By chance he certaine miniments forth drew, / Which yet with him as relickes did abide […].
  3. (obsolete) Something used as a defence. [16th-19th c.]
    • Shakespeare
      other muniments and petty helps

Derived terms

  • muniment house

Middle French

Noun

muniment m (plural munimens)

  1. reinforcement; fortification
  2. (law) muniment

References

  • muniment on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330-1500) (in French)

Old French

Noun

muniment m ‎(oblique plural munimenz or munimentz, nominative singular munimenz or munimentz, nominative plural muniment)

  1. reinforcement; fortification
  2. (law) muniment

References

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman muniment, Middle French muniment, and their source, Latin mūnīmentum ‎(“fortification, defence”), from mūnīre ‎(“to fortify”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmjuːnɪmənt/

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