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English
Etymology
From prevail + -ment.
Noun
prevailment (countable and uncountable, plural prevailments)
- (obsolete) prevalence; superior influence or efficacy
c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :messengers
Of strong preuailment in vnhardned youth
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