BATEMENT
Etymology
Noun
batement (plural batements)
abatement; diminution
Anagrams
• abetment
Source: Wiktionary
Bate"ment, n. Etym: [For Abatement. See 2d Bate.]
Definition: Abatement; diminution. Moxon. Batement light (Arch.), a window or one division of a window having vertical sides, but with the sill not horizontal, as where it follows the rake of a staircase.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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