See Also: upkeep(1)(dictionary)
upkeep(2)(dictionary)
upkeep(dictionary)

decretion (iou) and upkeep(2) (iou)


decretion (iou)



decretion noun. Long rare. M17.
[from Latin decret- pa. ppl stem of decrescere DECREASE verb + -ION. Cf. ACCRETION.]
Decrease.

upkeep(2) (iou)



upkeep verb trans. . LME.
[from UP- + KEEP verb. In sense 2 infl. by the noun.]
Support. Only in LME.
Maintain in good condition or repair. Orig. & chiefly as upkeeping verbal noun. L19.