CUMBRANCE

Noun

cumbrance (countable and uncountable, plural cumbrances)

(obsolete) encumbrance

Source: Wiktionary


Cum"brance (km"brans), n.

Definition: Encumbrance. [Obs.] Extol not riches then, the toil of fools, The wise man's cumbrance, if not snare. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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