Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act of giving physical comfort or pleasure.
  • noun Encouragement; support.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete Encouragement; comfort.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun obsolete encouragement; comfort

Etymologies

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cherish +‎ -ment

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