remiss

n. The act of being remiss; inefficiency; failure. [ Obs. ] “Remisses of laws.” Puttenham. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Inclined to remit punishment; lenient; clement. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being remissible. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. remissibilis: cf. F. rémissible. See Remit. ] Capable of being remitted or forgiven. Feltham. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. rémission, L. remissio. See Remit. ] 1. The act of remitting, surrendering, resigning, or giving up. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Discharge from that which is due; relinquishment of a claim, right, or obligation; pardon of transgression; release from forfeiture, penalty, debt, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. Matt. xxvi. 28. [ 1913 Webster ]

That ples, therefore, . . .
Will gain thee no remission. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Diminution of intensity; abatement; relaxation. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Med.) A temporary and incomplete subsidence of the force or violence of a disease or of pain, as destinguished from intermission, in which the disease completely leaves the patient for a time; abatement. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. The act of sending back. [ R. ] Stackhouse. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Act of sending in payment, as money; remittance. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. remissivus. See Remit. ] Remitting; forgiving; abating. Bp. Hacket. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a remiss or negligent manner; carelessly. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Quality or state of being remiss. [ 1913 Webster ]