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The power or act of controlling; the state of being restrained; control; restraint; regulation; superintendence.

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  1. n. The power or act of controlling; the state of being restrained; control; restraint; regulation; superintendence.
  2. n. Opposition; resistance; hostility.
  3. 1. The power or act of controlling; the state of being rstrained; control; restraint; regulation; superintendence. You may do it without controlment. Shak. 2. Opposition; resistance; hostility. [Obs.] Here have we war for war, and blood for blood, Controlment for controlment. Shak.
  4. n. The power or act of controlling; the state of being restrained; control; restraint; regulation; superintendence. n. Opposition; resistance; hostility.