Category:Reprise

Re*prise" (r-prz"), n. Etym: [f. reprise, fr. reprendre, repris, to Take back, l. reprehendere. See reprehend.]

1. A taking by way of retaliation. [obs.] Dryden.

2. pl. (law)

Defn: 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.

3. A ship recaptured from an enemy or from a pirate.

Reprise Re*prise", v. t. Etym: [written also reprize.]

1. To take again; to retake. [obs.] Spenser.

2. To recompense; to pay. [obs.]