Besetment
Pronunciation : Be*set"ment
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The act of besetting, or the state of being beset; also, that which besets one, as a sin. "Fearing a besetment." Kane.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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