immurement
(ɪˈmjʊəmənt)
[f. immure v. + -ment.]
The action of immuring or condition of being immured; imprisonment, confinement.
| 1736 Bailey (folio) Pref., Immurement, an inclosing between two Walls, a Punishment used in Popish Countries. 1753 Smollett Ct. Fathom (1784) 178/1 By the interposition of his wife, whose aim was not the death but immurement of his daughter. 1835 Fraser's Mag. XI. 275 Her melancholy immurement and tragic end. |