cherishment

== English == === Etymology === From cherish +‎ -ment. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛɹɪʃmənt/ === Noun === cherishment (countable and uncountable, plural cherishments) (rare) the act of cherishing (obsolete) encouragement; comfort === References === “cherishment”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.