Main Entry: ¹re·prise

Pronunciation: \ri-ˈprēz, 1 is also -ˈprīz\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, seizure, repossession, expense, from feminine past participle of reprendre to take back, from re- + prendre to take, from Latin prehendere

Date: 15th century

1 : a deduction or charge made yearly out of a manor or estate —usually used in plural
2 : a recurrence, renewal, or resumption of an action
3 [French, from Middle French] a : a musical repetition: (1) : the repetition of the exposition preceding the development (2) : recapitulation 3 b : a repeated performance : repetition