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noun
A deed, or other official document kept as proof of ownership or rights or privileges; an archived document.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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noun
Things which a person or place is equipped with; effects, furnishings, accoutrements.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-plural, obsolete
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noun
Something used as a defence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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History
From Anglo-Norman muniment, Middle French muniment, and their source, Latin mūnīmentum (“fortification, defence”), from mūnīre (“to fortify”).
