† absentmentObs.|æbˈsɛntmənt| [f. absent v. + -ment.] The act of absenting oneself; a withdrawal, or staying away. 1600Abbot On Jonah 357 Separations and absentments from the Sacraments.a1677Barrow Serm. (1683) II. xxvii. 383 Humane death is..a peregrination, or absentment from the body.