The story
- French · derived fromretour“return”
- English todayretour sans protêt
From French retour (“return”) + sans (“without”) + protêt (“protest”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
retour sans protêt
Today it means: an instruction by a drawer of a bill of exchange that the bill may be returned without protest if it is dishonoured by the drawee. Full definition →
French retour