What does "reprise" mean?
Reprise: pl. (Law) Deductions and duties paid yearly out of a manor and lands, as rent charge, rent seck, pensions, annuities, and the like. [Written also reprizes.] Burrill.
Additional senses
- 2.A ship recaptured from an enemy or from a pirate.
- 3.To take again; to retake. [Obs.] Spenser.
- 4.To recompense; to pay. [Obs.]
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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