RAVISHMENT


Meaning of RAVISHMENT in English

/rav"ish meuhnt/ , n.

1. rapture or ecstasy.

2. violent removal.

3. the forcible abduction of a woman.

4. rape 1 (def. 1).

[ 1470-80; ravissement, equiv. to raviss- (see RAVISH) + -ment -MENT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .