v. & n.
v.intr. (foll. by to) resort; have recourse; go often or in great numbers or for a specific purpose (repaired to Spain).
n. archaic 1 resort (have repair to). 2 a place of frequent resort. 3 popularity (a place of great repair).
[ ME f. OF repaire(r) f. LL repatriare REPATRIATE ]