Furniment

/ˈfɜrnɪmənt/ noun

Definition

Archaic term for furniture, furnishings, or equipment; the items and fixtures used to outfit or decorate a room or structure.

Etymology

From Middle English furniment, related to furnish (Old French fournir meaning 'to provide' or 'equip'), combined with the suffix -ment indicating a result or collection of items.

Kelly Says

Furniment is essentially the ancestor of our word 'furniture,' and seeing it in medieval texts is like watching a language evolve—'furniment' eventually shortened to 'furniture' as English speakers got lazy over centuries.

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