Remeid
//ɹəˈmid// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Remedy.; Legal redress of a wrong. countable, dialectal, uncountable
"[…] the Commissioners of Burghs […] meet yearly at Inverkeithing “to treat of the welfare of merchandize, the good rule and statutes for the common profit of burghs, and to provide for remeid upon the skaith and injuries sustained within the burghs.”"
- 2 Remedy.; Any correction of a wrong or undesirable thing. Northern-Ireland, Scotland, countable, dialectal, uncountable
- 3 Remedy.; The proportion by which a coin may acceptably deviate from its ideal weight or proportion of precious metal. Scotland, countable, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable
Verb
- 1 To remedy, in its various senses. Scotland, obsolete
Synonyms
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More examples"[…] the Commissioners of Burghs […] meet yearly at Inverkeithing “to treat of the welfare of merchandize, the good rule and statutes for the common profit of burghs, and to provide for remeid upon the skaith and injuries sustained within the burghs.”"
Etymology
From Middle English remede, from Anglo-Norman and Old French remede. Doublet of remedy.
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