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A close or inclosure; the compass of a manor. Bacon.

To imprison again.

The act of reimprisoning, or the state of being reimprisoned.

an enemy by way of reteliation or indemnity. Debatable ground, on which incursions and reprisals continued to take place. Macaulay.

A taking by way of retaliation. [Obs.] Dryden.

To restore to an original state. [R.] Shedd.

Restoration to an original state; renewal of purity. [R.] R. Browning.

See under State, n.

To surprise. [Obs.] Chaucer.

The act of surprising, or state of being surprised; surprise. How to secure the lady from surprisal. Milton. Because death is uncertain, let us prevent its surprisal. Barrow.

The act of coming upon, or taking, unawares; the act of seizing unexpectedly; surprisal; as, the fort was taken by surprise.

Surprisal. [Obs.] Daniel.

One who surprises.

Exciting surprise; extraordinary; of a nature to excite wonder and astonishment; as, surprising bravery; a surprising escape from danger. -- Sur*pris"ing*ly, adv. -- Sur*pris"ing*ness, n.

To take or deliver from prison.

; rising. [R.] Did ever raven sing so like a lark, That gives sweet tidings of the sun's uprise Shak.

Act of rising; also, a steep place; an ascent. "The steep uprising of the hill." Shak.

Uprising. [Obs.] Chaucer.

effect; miscarrying; fruitless; unsuccessful; as, an abortive attempt. "An abortive enterprise." Prescott.

That which comprises or concentrates in itself the essential qualities of a larger thing or of several things. Specifically: A summary or an epitome, as of a treatise or book, or of a statement; a brief. An abstract of every treatise he had read. Watts. Man, the abstract Of all perfection, which the workmanship Of Heav…