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Where does “repryen” come from?

repryen (Middle English) comes from Middle French repris, from Middle French reprendre — take back.

repryen (Middle English): to remand, detain

Definitions

  1. to remand, detain

Ancestry of “repryen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchrepris—
2Middle Frenchreprendretake back

Words derived from “repryen”

  • reprieve
  • reprieval
  • reprieveth
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