concelement
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Concealment — Con*ceal ment, n. [OF. concelement.] 1. The act of concealing; the state of being concealed. [1913 Webster] But let concealment, like a worm i the bud, Feed on her damask cheek. Shak. [1913 Webster] Some dear cause Will in concealment wrap me up… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
concealment — /keuhn seel meuhnt/, n. 1. the act of concealing. 2. the state of being concealed. 3. a means or place of hiding. [1275 1325; ME concelement < AF. See CONCEAL, MENT] * * * … Universalium
concealment — early 14c. (late 13c. in Anglo French), from O.Fr. concelement concealment, secrecy, from conceler to hide (see CONCEAL (Cf. conceal)). Originally a term in law; general sense is from c.1600 … Etymology dictionary
