encumberment

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encumberment

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From Middle English encombrement, from Old French encombrement. By surface analysis, encumber + -ment.

noun encumberments

  1. countable, uncountable encumbrance The paths of art, so choked and so dangerous, are, despite encumberment and obstacles, day by day more crowded, and consequently Bohemians were never more numerous.

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"encumberment." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/encumberment. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{encumberment_2026,
  title = {encumberment},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/encumberment},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}