stabiliment

English

Etymology

From Latin stābilimentum. Equivalent to stable +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stəˈbɪlɪmənt/

Noun

stabiliment (countable and uncountable, plural stabiliments)

1. (archaic) The act of making firm
2. Firm support
   • 1660, Jeremy Taylor, “Rule XIV. The Christian Law both of Faith and Manners is Fully Contained in the Holy Scriptures; and from thence Onely can the Conscience Have Divine Warrant and Authority”, in Ductor Dubitantium, or the Rule of Conscience in All Her General Measures; […], volume I, London: […] James Flesher, for Richard Royston […], →OCLC, book II (Of the Rule of Conscience. […]), paragraph 63, page 509:

     For the Faith of a Chriſtian is not made up of every true propoſition; but of thoſe things which are the foundation of our obedience to God in Jeſus Chriſt, and the endearment of our duty, and the ſtabiliment of our hope.

   • 1713, W[illiam] Derham, Physico-Theology: Or, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, from His Works of Creation. […], London: […] W[illiam] Innys, […], →OCLC:

     They serve for stabiliment, propagation, and shade.

References

• “stabiliment”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• minibattles, minitablets

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sta.bɪ.lɪˈmɛnt/

Noun

stabiliment m (plural stabilimenti)

1. Alternative form of stabbiliment: establishment

Related terms

• stabbilixxa (stabilixxa)

 

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian stabilimento. By surface analysis, stabili +‎ -ment.

Noun

stabiliment n (plural stabilimente)

1. establishment

   Synonyms: așezământ, întreprindere