oynement

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === oignement, oyment, oyniment, oynment, unement oinement, oynemente, oynnement, onyment, unyment (Late Middle English) unȝement, ungument (Early Scots) === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French oignement, from oindre (“to anoint”); compare oyntement. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌui̯n(ə)ˈmɛnt/, /ˈui̯n(ə)ˌmɛnt/, /-un(ə)-/ (after unguō) IPA(key): /ˌunɡiu̯ˈmɛnt/, /ˈunɡiu̯ˌmɛnt/ === Noun === oynement (plural oynementes or oynemens) An ointment, balm, or salve: A medicinal liniment or ointment. An ointment for embalming; a funereal balm. A cosmetic lotion or ointment. Anointing oil (e.g. for enthronement or extreme unction) (rare) A protective military ointment. A remedy, cure, or deliverance. (figuratively) Something beneficial or virtuous. ==== Descendants ==== Middle Scots: onyement, unȝement ==== References ==== “oinement, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.