conjurement

Etymology

From conjure + -ment.

conjurement means serious injunction; solemn demand or entreaty. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

Why “conjurement” is a great word

CONJUREMENT — [Noun] A solemn, binding injunction or entreaty, carrying the archaic force of a sworn pact. From the verb 'conjure' (from Old French 'conjurer', ultimately from Latin 'conjurare', meaning "to swear together, conspire; to implore") + the noun-forming suffix '-ment'. Unlike an entreaty, a general and often plaintive plea, or an injunction, a formal and secular command, a conjurement is a demand ritualized by oath. It is the dying monarch's last charge to a sworn knight, the whispered terms of a bargain struck at a crossroads, or the precise formula that compels a spirit to appear—a verbal act that forges obligation from the very air it disturbs.

noun

Serious injunction; solemn demand or entreaty.“I had not yet at this time been induc'd , but by your earnest intreaties and serious conjurements”