forestallment
English
noun
Definitions
- The act or process of forestalling; a delay; hinderance; prevention; aversion.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English forstallement suffix from English forestall.
Origin
English
forestall
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- forestall English
- forestallable English
- forestaller English
- forestallest English
- forestalleth English
- forestalling English
- stall English
- forestallen Middle English
- forstallement Middle English