concernment


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con·cern·ment

 (kən-sûrn′mənt)
n.
1. A matter that is of concern.
2. Reference, relation, or importance.
3. Anxiety; worry.
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concernment

(kənˈsɜːnmənt)
n
1. rare affair or business; concern
2. archaic a matter of importance
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con•cern•ment

(kənˈsɜrn mənt)

n.
1. importance or moment.
2. relation or bearing.
3. anxiety or solicitude.
4. a thing in which one is involved or interested.
5. interest; involvement.
[1600–10]
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concernment

noun
1. The fact of being related to the matter at hand:
2. The quality or state of being important:
3. Curiosity about or attention to someone or something:
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(14) Christopher Blackwood, A Treatise Concerning Deniall of Christ: A subject of most high concernment for all those who intend to follow Christ (London, 1648; Wing: B3104).