n. [ F. réprimande, fr. L. reprimendus, reprimenda, that is to be checked or suppressed, fr. reprimere to check, repress; pref. re- re + premere to press. See Press, and cf. Repress. ] Severe or formal reproof; reprehension, private or public. [ 1913 Webster ]

Goldsmith gave his landlady a sharp reprimand for her treatment of him. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Reprimanded; p. pr. & vb. n. Reprimanding. ] [ Cf. F. réprimander. See Reprimand, n. ] 1. To reprove severely; to reprehend; to chide for a fault; to consure formally. [ 1913 Webster ]

Germanicus was severely reprimanded by Tiberius for traveling into Egypt without his permission. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To reprove publicly and officially, in execution of a sentence; as, the court ordered him to be reprimanded. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To reprove; reprehend; chide; rebuke; censure; blame. See Reprove. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who reprimands. [ 1913 Webster ]