A taking by way of retaliation. [Obs.] Dryden.
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.
A ship recaptured from an enemy or from a pirate.
To take again; to retake. [Obs.] Spenser.
To recompense; to pay. [Obs.]
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