REPRISING

Verb

reprising

present participle of reprise

Anagrams

• respiring, springier

Source: Wiktionary


REPRISE

Re*prise" (r-prz"), n. Etym: [F. reprise, fr. reprendre, repris, to take back, L. reprehendere. See Reprehend.]

1. A taking by way of retaliation. [Obs.] Dryden.

2. pl. (Law)

Definition: Deductions and duties paid yearly out of a manor and lands, as rent charge, rent seck, pensions, annuities, and the like. [Written also reprizes.] Burrill.

3. A ship recaptured from an enemy or from a pirate.

Re*prise", v. t. Etym: [Written also reprize.]

1. To take again; to retake. [Obs.] Spenser.

2. To recompense; to pay. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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