RENVOY

Etymology

Noun

renvoy (plural renvoys)

(obsolete) A sending back.

Verb

renvoy (third-person singular simple present renvoys, present participle renvoying, simple past and past participle renvoyed)

(obsolete) To send back.

Source: Wiktionary


Ren*voy" (-voi"), v. t. Etym: [F. renvoyer.]

Definition: To send back. [Obs.] "Not dismissing or renvoying her." Bacon.

Ren*voy", n. Etym: [F. renvoi.]

Definition: A sending back. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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