- alightment
- noun see alight I
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
alight — I. intransitive verb (alighted; also alit; alighting) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ālīhtan, from ā (perfective prefix) + līhtan to alight more at abide, light Date: before 12th century 1. to come down from something (as a vehicle) … New Collegiate Dictionary