Etymology

rejoinder

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Today it means: The defendant's answer to the replication. Full definition →

Middle English rejoinder ← Middle French rejoindre
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  1. Middle French · derived fromrejoindre
  2. Middle English · inherited fromrejoinder
  3. English todayrejoinder

From Middle English rejoinder, rejonder, rejoynder, from Middle French rejoindre, with infinitive used as noun frequent in Law French. Doublet of rejoin.

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