remise

remise · verb, noun¹

1. Middle French · derived fromremise
2. Middle French · derived fromremis
3. Anglo-Norman · derived fromremis
4. English todayremise

From Anglo-Norman remis, Middle French remis, past participle of remettre (“to remit”); Middle French remise (noun), from feminine past participle of remettre (“to remit”).

remise · noun²

1. French · derived fromremise
2. English todayremise

From French remise.

First known use, by meaning

• 15th–19th c. A return or surrender of a claim, property etc.
• from 17th c. A house for covered carriages; a chaise house.
• 17th–19th c. A hired livery carriage of a kind superior to an ordinary fiacre; so called because kept in a remise.
• from 19th c. A renewal of a failed action, without withdrawing the arm.