ambigument
definition
Dictionnaire universel de Furetière (1690)
Historical definition of AMBIGUMENT adv.
D'une maniere douteuse, obscure & incertaine. Ce criminel ne répond pas franchement, mais toûjours ambigument. Ces mots viennent du Latin ambigere, qui signifie, estre en suspens, ne sçavoir que choisir de deux choses proposées.
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