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A taking by way of retaliation.

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  1. n. A taking by way of retaliation.
  2. n. Deductions and duties paid yearly out of a manor and lands, as rent charge, rent seck, pensions, annuities, and the like.
  3. n. A ship recaptured from an enemy or from a pirate.
  4. v. t. To take again; to retake.
  5. v. t. To recompense; to pay.
  6. v. repeat an earlier theme of a composition
  7. 1. A taking by way of retaliation. [Obs.] Dryden. 2. 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. 3. A ship recaptured from an enemy or from a pirate. 1. To take again; to retake. [Obs.] Spenser. 2. To recompense; to pay. [Obs.]
  8. Deductions and duties paid yearly out of a manor and lands, asrent charge, rent seck, pensions, annuities, and the like. [Writtenalso reprizes.] Burrill.
  9. v:49/n:51 v. repeat an earlier theme of a composition