The state or result of being affixed; something that has been attached or fastened to something else.
Formed from affix (Latin affixus) plus the English suffix -ment, which creates nouns denoting a state, condition, or result. Emerged in English around the 16th-17th century.
The -ment suffix itself is a perfect example of affixment in action—it's been attached to thousands of English verbs (agree→agreement, manage→management) to transform actions into outcomes.
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