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Webster 1913 Edition
Controlment
Con-trol′ment
,Noun.
1.
The power or act of controlling; the state of being restrained; control; restraint; regulation; superintendence.
You may do it without
controlment
. Shakespeare
2.
Opposition; resistance; hostility.
[Obs.]
Here have we war for war, and blood for blood,
Controlment
for controlment. Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Controlment
CONTROLMENT
, CONTROLLMENT,Noun.
1.
The power or act of controlling; the state of being restrained; control; restraint.2.
Opposition; resistance; counteraction; refutation.For this word, control is now generally used.