invitement

noun

in·​vite·​ment

ə̇nˈvītmənt

plural -s

1

obsolete : invitation sense 1

would not stand upon invitement, but came of himself

—George Chapman

2

archaic : invitation sense 2

unable to resist the delicious invitement to repose

—Charles Lamb

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