Allayment

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of quieting, or a state of tranquillity; a state of rest after disturbance; abatement; ease.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. An allaying; that which allays; mitigation.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Something that allays; mitigation
  • Word Usage
    "When they wearied of the sport, she would approach their servants, perhaps thirty in number, and fight a duel with each of these; and even thus found no allayment of her craving."
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