Main Entry: ¹rem·e·dy

Pronunciation: \ˈre-mə-dē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural rem·e·dies

Etymology: Middle English remedie, from Anglo-French, from Latin remedium, from re- + mederi to heal — more at medical

Date: 13th century

1 : a medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease
2 : something that corrects or counteracts
3 : the legal means to recover a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong

— rem·e·di·less adjective