REMISE - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
an expensive or high-class hackney
Categories: Hackney, Hackney carriage, Hackney coach
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Noun
(fencing) a second thrust made on the same lunge (as when your opponent fails to riposte)
Categories: Stab, Thrust, Knife thrust
Synonyms
Coach house, Remise, Carriage house
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "remise" comes from French remise. It started in Middle French remise. Then it appeared in Middle French remis. Later, people used it in Anglo-Norman remis.
🧩 Fun Fact
French spelling conventions explain many of English's 'silent letters' and irregular spellings.