proportionment

[ pruh-pawr-shuhn-muhnt, -pohr- ]

noun

1. the act of proportioning.
2. the state of being proportioned. proportioned.

Word History and Origins

Origin of proportionment¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; proportion + -ment

Example Sentences

There was pot the slightest proportionment of the punishment to the offence.

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