Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913 Controlment · Con·trol·ment · IPA 01 n. The power or act of controlling; the state of being restrained; control; restraint; regulation; superintendence. 1. The power or act of controlling; the state of being restrained; control; restraint; regulation; superintendence. “You may do it without controlment.” — Shak. 2. Opposition; resistance; hostility.[Obs.] “Here have we war for war, and blood for blood, Controlment for controlment.” — Shak.