See Also: hangment(dictionary)

pangene (iou) and hangment (iou)


pangene (iou)



pangene noun. obsolete exc. Hist. Also pangen. L19.
[from PAN- + stem of Greek genos kind, race, offspring.]
Biology. A supposed ultimate unit of living matter or of heredity.

hangment (iou)



hangment noun. obsolete exc. dial. LME.
[from HANG verb + -MENT.]
Hanging; execution.
who the hangment, what the hangment, etc.: expr. surprise.