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brandishment

noun

Etymology

From brandish + -ment.

  1. derived from *brandaz✻ — “fire; flame; sword”
  2. derived from *brand✻ — “firebrand; sword”
  3. derived from *brandijan✻
  4. inherited from braundischen
  5. suffixed as brandishment — “brandish + ment”

Definitions

  1. act of brandishing something

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