Main Entry:

en·jamb·ment

Pronunciation:

\in-ˈjam-mənt\

Variant(s):

also en·jambe·ment \same or äⁿ-zhäⁿb-ˈmäⁿ\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French enjambement, from Middle French, encroachment, from enjamber to straddle, encroach on, from en- + jambe leg — more at jamb

Date:

circa 1839

: the running over of a sentence from one verse or couplet into another so that closely related words fall in different lines — compare run-on