n. [ F. repr&unr_;saille, It. ripresaglia, rappresaglia, LL. reprensaliae, fr. L. reprehendere, reprehensum. See Reprehend, Reprise. ]
Debatable ground, on which incursions and reprisals continued to take place. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
Letters of marque and reprisal.
n. [ F. reprise, fr. reprendre, repris, to take back, L. reprehendere. See Reprehend. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ Written also reprize. ]
v. t. [ Pref. re- + pristine. ] To restore to an original state. [ R. ] Shedd. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Restoration to an original state; renewal of purity. [ R. ] R. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]