noun
( -s )
Etymology: Scots assythe to compensate, satisfy (from Middle English assithen, assethen, from assith, asseth, n., satisfaction, reparation, from Middle French asseit, back-formation from assez enough) + English -ment — more at asset
Scot law : indemnification for injury ; specifically : the satisfaction formerly demandable by the family of a person slain but now superseded by damages recoverable by an action — compare manbote