n.
Pronunciation: ri- ' pr ē z, 1 is also - ' pr ī z
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, seizure, repossession, expense, from feminine past participle of reprendre to take back, from re- + prendre to take, from Latin prehendere
Date: 15th century
1 : a deduction or charge made yearly out of a manor or estate ― usually used in plural
2 : a recurrence, renewal, or resumption of an action
3 [French, from Middle French] a : a musical repetition: (1) : the repetition of the exposition preceding the development (2) : RECAPITULATION 3 b : a repeated performance : REPETITION