Definitions for obtainment
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ob•tainəbˈteɪn(v.t.)
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through effort or request.
Obs. to attain or reach.
(v.i.)to be prevalent, customary, or in vogue:
the morals that obtained in Rome.
Archaic. to succeed.
Origin of obtain:
1375–1425; < MF obtenir蠐 L obtinēre to take hold of =ob-ob-+-tinēre, comb. form of tenere to hold
ob•tain′ment(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
obtainment, obtention(noun)
the act of obtaining
Wiktionary
obtainment(Noun)
The act of obtaining something; attainment
Webster Dictionary
Obtainment(noun)
the act or process of obtaining; attainment
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