remise
A house for covered carriagesA house for covered carriages; a chaise house.
Meaning
5 senses(historical)A house for covered carriages; a chaise house.
A renewal of a failed action, without withdrawing the arm.
The repetition or return of the opening material later in a composition.
(obsolete)A return or surrender of a claim, property etc.
(obsolete)A hired livery carriage of a kind superior to an ordinary fiacre; so called because kept in a remise.
- (fencing) a second thrust made on the same lunge (as when your opponent fails to riposte)
- an expensive or high-class hackney
- a small building for housing coaches and carriages and other vehicles
Origin
From Anglo-Norman remis, Middle French remis, past participle of remettre (“to remit”); MiFrom Anglo-Norman remis, Middle French remis, past participle of remettre (“to remit”); Middle French remise (noun), from feminine past participle of remettre (“to remit”).
From French remise.
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Forms
plural: remisesSynonyms
2 synonyms- a small building for housing coaches and carriages and other vehicles:coach housecarriage house
Word family
1 related wordsSee also
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