embracement Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
    embrace; embracing.

WordNet

Em*brace"ment noun
Etymology
Cf. F. embrassement.
Definitions
  1. A clasp in the arms; embrace.
    Dear though chaste embracements. Sir P. Sidney.
  2. State of being contained; inclosure. Obs.
    In the embracement of the parts hardly reparable, as bones. Bacon.
  3. Willing acceptance. Obs.
    A ready embracement of . . . his kindness. Barrow.

Webster 1913