engrossment

[ en-grohs-muh nt ]

/ ɛnˈgroʊs mənt /

the act of engrossing.

the state of being engrossed or absorbed: to read with engrossment.

an engrossed copy of a document.

Origin of engrossment

First recorded in 1520–30; engross + -ment

self-en·gross·ment, noun

The question was stated on the engrossment of the bill for a third reading.

Abridgement of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856 (4 of 16 vol.) |Various
But, at the information received, Newt forgot his wrath in the engrossment of a sudden idea.

The Code of the Mountains |Charles Neville Buck
In his engrossment with the brute he did not seem to have heard the challenge.

The Captain of the Janizaries |James M. Ludlow
In 1876 it was lost by one vote; and in 1880 lost on engrossment.

History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III) |Various

Finlay, indeed, it may be confessed at once, he and not his message was her engrossment from the beginning.

The Imperialist |(a.k.a. Mrs. Everard Cotes) Sara Jeannette Duncan

engrossment

/ (ɪnˈɡrəʊsmənt) /

a deed or other document that has been engrossed

the state of being engrossed