remise

remise

(rɪˈmaɪz)

vb

1. (Law) (tr) law to give up or relinquish (a right, claim, etc); surrender

2. (Fencing) (tr) fencing to make a renewed thrust on the same lunge after the first has missed

n

3. (Fencing) fencing a second thrust made on the same lunge after the first has missed

4. (Historical Terms) obsolete a hired carriage

5. (Historical Terms) obsolete a coach house

[C17: from French remettre to put back, from Latin remittere to send back, from re- + mittere to send]

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remise

Past participle: remised
Gerund: remising

Imperative

remise

remise

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	remise - an expensive or high-class hackney hackney, hackney carriage, hackney coach - a carriage for hire
	2.	remise - a small building for housing coaches and carriages and other vehicles carriage house, coach house outbuilding - a building that is subordinate to and separate from a main building
	3.	remise - (fencing) a second thrust made on the same lunge (as when your opponent fails to riposte) fencing - the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules) knife thrust, stab, thrust - a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him" passado, straight thrust, lunge - (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward

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