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noun

Reprise n.

A taking by way of retaliation. (Obs.)

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)

A ship recaptured from an enemy or from a pirate.

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Etymology of 'Reprise'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Reprise" Quotes from Famous Books

... banks infers a fear 860 Of threatening floods and inundations near; If so, a just reprise would only be Of what the land usurp'd upon the sea; And all your jealousies but serve to show Your ground is, like your neighbour-nation, low. To intrench in what you grant unrighteous laws, Is to distrust the justice of your cause; And argues that the true religion lies In those weak ...

— The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Vol I - With Life, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes • John Dryden

Words linked to "Reprise" : play, repeat, spiel