Pur″ga‐ment (?), n. [L. purgamentum offscourings, washings, expiatory sacrifice. See Purge.] 1. That which is excreted; excretion.
2. (Med.) A cathartic; a purgative. Bacon.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.