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Where does “remand” come from?

Remand comes from Middle English remaunden, from Middle French remander, from Late Latin remandare, from Latin remandare, meaning to send back.

remand (English): The act of sending an accused person back into...

Definitions

  1. The act of sending an accused person back into...

Ancestry of “remand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishremaundento send back
2Middle Frenchremanderto send back
3Late Latinremandareto send backward; to order
4Latinremandareto order

Words derived from “remand”

  • remandment
  • remandest
  • remandeth
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