REMISE


Meaning of REMISE in English

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

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