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English
Etymology
From subdue + -ment.
Noun
subduement (countable and uncountable, plural subduements)
- (obsolete) subdual; act of subduing
c. 1602, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene v]:As hot as Perseus , spur thy Phrygian steed ,
Despising many forfeits and subduements