[re.prise] n [ME, fr. MF, lit., action of taking back, fr. OF, fr. reprendre to take back, fr. re- + prendre to take, fr. L prehendere] (15c) 1: a deduction or charge made yearly out of a manor or estate--usu. used in pl.
2: a recurrence, renewal, or resumption of an action 3 a: a musical repetition: (1): the repetition of the exposition preceding the development (2): recapitulation b: a repeated performance: repetition
[2]re.prise vt re.prised ; re.pris.ing [MF reprise action of taking back] (15c) 1 archaic: take back; esp: to recover by force
2. archaic: compensate 3 a: to repeat the performance of b: recapitulate