The Collaborative International Dictionary
Espousement
Espousement \Es*pouse"ment\, n. [Cf. OF. espousement.] The act of espousing, or the state of being espoused.
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espousement
n. The act of espouse; espousal.
Usage examples of "espousement".
They brought their espousements to Cath, and stimulated a tendentious vogue: the Society of Yearning Refluxives, or the 'cult.