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appraisement|əˈpreɪzmənt| [f. as prec. + -ment.] 1. The action of appraising or valuing; valuation by an official or authorized appraiser.
1642Ord. & Declar. Lords & Comm. 20 Oct. 4 A true appraysement [shall be] made of the same. 1745Season. Adv. Protest. 20 The Landlords are paid their Rents, and no Appraisements are heard of in twenty Years. 1867L. M. Child Rom. Repub. vi. 68 The tedious details of Mr. Royal's liabilities, and the appraisement of his property. 2. A price fixed by appraising, estimated value.
1703Lond. Gaz. mmmdcccclxxx/3 Bars of Silver..to be set up at 1d. 2q. per Ounce under the Appraisement. 1748Richardson Clarissa (1811) IV. ix. 52, I have consented to take the household linen at an appraisement. 1881W. Springer in N. Amer. Rev. CXXXII. 377 If the appraisement is exorbitant. 3. transf. Estimation of quality or worth generally.
a1858De Quincey Whiggism Wks. VI. 45 Ground more important to Dr. Parr's reputation, and, at the same time, much more susceptible of a sincere latitude of appraisement. 1881Mrs. E. Lynn Linton My Love III. 5 A lover's keen appraisement of the value of the thing he wants. |