ˈmyünəmənt noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French, from Latin munimentum, from munire to fortify + -mentum -ment
1. muniments plural
a. : the evidences or writings that enable one to defend the title to an estate or maintain a claim to rights and privileges ; also : title deeds and papers, statutory grants, charters, and judgments
b. archaic : things provided as furnishings
bedrooms contain little beyond the muniments necessary for sitting and lying — G.C.Munday
2. archaic : something that supports or defends : a means of defense
we cannot spare the coarsest muniment of virtue — R.W.Emerson