jument
Definition
Noun: 1. A female horse, especially one used for breeding; a mare. This is the primary and most specific meaning. 2. (Archaic) A beast of burden; a working animal. This older, broader meaning refers to any animal used for carrying loads or heavy work, such as a donkey, ox, or elephant.
Usage
- The word jument is a technical term. It is rarely used in everyday modern English and is considered formal or archaic.
- Its primary contemporary use is in specialized fields like veterinary medicine, animal husbandry, or historical texts to specifically denote a female horse.
- The archaic sense of "beast of burden" is almost entirely obsolete.
Examples
- Noun (Primary Meaning):
- The farmer selected his strongest jument for the breeding program.
- In the veterinary report, the animal was listed as a jument, aged twelve years.
- Noun (Archaic Meaning):
- (Historical) "The caravan was laden upon camels and other juments." (Here, it refers to pack animals in general).
Advanced Usage
- The term can appear in fixed historical or legal descriptions, such as in old livestock inventories or property deeds, where precision about the sex of the animal was required.
Variants and Related Words
- Mare (n.): The common, modern word for a female horse. This is the direct and most frequent synonym for the primary meaning of .
- Broodmare (n.): A mare kept primarily for breeding.
- Filly (n.): A young female horse.
- Beast of burden (n. phrase): The modern phrase for an animal used for carrying heavy loads, corresponding to the archaic second meaning.
Synonyms
- For the primary meaning (female horse): Mare.
- For the archaic meaning (beast of burden): Pack animal, draft animal, beast of burden.
Notes on Meaning
It is critical to distinguish between the two meanings: 1. The specific, living meaning: a female horse (equine). 2. The archaic, functional meaning: any heavy-working animal (e.g., donkey, ox). This meaning is largely historical. In modern understanding, encountering the word jument will almost always refer to a mare.
Noun
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an animal such as a donkey or ox or elephant used for transporting loads or doing other heavy work
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