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Webster 1913 Edition


Entreatment

En-treat′ment

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Noun.
Entreaty; invitation.
[Obs.]
Shak.

Definition 2024


entreatment

entreatment

English

Noun

entreatment (plural entreatments)

  1. (obsolete) entreaty; invitation
    • 1600, Shakespeare, Hamlet, act 1, scene 3:
      From this time be somewhat scanter of your maiden presence; set your entreatments at a higher rate than a command to parley.