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Pronunciation : Re*prise" (r-prz")
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. reprise, fr. reprendre, repris, to take back, L. reprehendere. See Reprehend.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Re*prise"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Written also reprize.]
Definition : 1. To take again; to retake. [Obs.] Spenser.

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

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913