aˈttemperament, -perment
[f. prec. after Lat., or Eng. and Fr. analogies: see -ment. Cf. OF. atemprement.]
The bringing to a proper temper; mixture in due proportions.
| 1630 R. Brathwait Eng. Gentl. (1641) 355 An attemperament of both those indisposed fancies..by seasoning them both with an indifferent temper. 1836 Tracts for Times lxvii. 5 The efficacy of the whole depends upon the attemperament of the several portions. 1864 Webster, Attemperment. |