n.
Pronunciation: in- ' jam-m ə nt
Variant: also en · jambe · ment \ same or ä n -zhä n b- ' mä n \
Function: noun
Etymology: French enjambement, from Middle French, encroachment, from enjamber to straddle, encroach on, from en- + jambe leg ― more at JAMB
Date: circa 1839
: the running over of a sentence from one verse or couplet into another so that closely related words fall in different lines ― compare RUN-ON