Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.