ˈpratementrare. [f. prate v. + -ment.] Prating, talking. Also allusively (quot. 1831). 1657J. Watts Vind.Ch.Eng. 268 Pratements of the longest and strongest winded speaker.1831Blackw. Mag. XXIX. 982 In and out of Pratement—we beg pardon for that lapsus linguæ—Parliament.