معنی کلمه :‌ frumentation

A largess of grain bestowed upon the people, to quiet them when uneasy.

1. To strike, blast, or injure by, or as by, lightning. [R.] Sir P. Sidney. 2. To astonish, or strike dumb, as with something terrible; -- rarely used except in the past participle. drove before him, thunderstruck. Milton.