/nerr"ish meuhnt, nur"-/ , n.
1. something that nourishes; food, nutriment, or sustenance.
2. the act of nourishing.
3. the state of being nourished.
4. a process, system, method, etc., of providing or administering nourishment: a treatise on the nourishment of international trade.
[ 1375-1425; late ME norysshement norissement. See NOURISH, -MENT ]