Embracement \Em*brace"ment\, n. [Cf. F. embrassement.]
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.