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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ALLAYMENT

n.The act of quieting, or a state of tranquility; a state of rest after disturbance; abatement; ease; as, the allayment of grief.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ALLAYMENT

ALLAYMENT Al *lay "ment, n.

 

Defn: An allaying; that which allays; mitigation. [Obs. ] The like allayment could I give my grief. Shak.