Refreshment, especially food or drink provided to revive someone or provide comfort.
From Old French 'freschement,' derived from 'freis' (fresh) plus '-ment' (suffix forming nouns from adjectives or verbs). The word originally meant 'the act or state of becoming fresh' before narrowing to mean provisions offered to guests.
While we now say 'refreshment,' the older 'freshment' reveals how the word originally meant the process of becoming fresh again—it's the noun form of refreshing, connecting it to the ancient idea of revival through food and rest!
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