I. rə̇ˈmīz, rēˈ- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from remis (past participle of remettre to put back, from Latin remittere to send back), from Latin remissus, past participle of remittere — more at remit
1. archaic : a legal surrender or release (as of a claim)
2. obsolete : a remittance of money
3.
a. : a carriage house
b. : a livery carriage superior to a hackney
4. : the second of two fencing thrusts delivered on the same lunge (as on failure of the opponent to riposte)
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English remisen, partly from Middle French remis, past participle of remettre to put back, partly from remise (I)
transitive verb
1. obsolete : to send or put back : replace , return
2. : to give, grant, or release a claim to : make over or surrender by deed
intransitive verb
: to make a remise in fencing