additament

noun

ad·​dit·​a·​ment

ə-ˈdi-tə-mənt

plural -s

: a thing added : addition

the latter verses of the chapter were an additament of a later age

—S. T. Coleridge

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin additamentum, from additus (past participle of addere to add) + connective -a- + -mentum -ment

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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