See Also: munition(medicine)
munition(dictionary)

munition (iou)



munition noun & verb. LME.
[Old & mod. French from Latin munitio(n-), from munit- pa. ppl stem of munire fortify, secure: see -ION.]
A. noun.
A granted right or privilege. Only in LME.
An apparatus. Only in L15.
sing. (now chiefly when attrib.) & in pl. Military weapons, ammunition, equipment, and stores; colloq. the production of these. Also more fully munitions of war. E16.
The action of fortifying or defending; (a) fortification (lit. & fig.). M16-E19.
b. verb trans. Supply with munitions. L16.
munitio'neer noun (now rare) a worker in a munition factory E20.
munitioner noun (rare) a supplier or maker of munitions M17.
munitio'nette noun (arch. colloq.) a female worker in a munition factory E20.
munitionment noun (a) provision with or supply of munitions; (b) munitions collectively: E20.