remeid en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɹɪˈmiːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɹəˈmid/ (Scotland)
- /ɹəˈmid/ (General-American)
- /ɹiˈmid/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English remede, from Anglo-Norman and Old French remede. Doublet of remedy.
Meanings
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(countable, dialectal, qualifier:Scots law, uncountable) Remedy. ▸ Legal redress of a wrong.
[…] 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.”
1878, William Charles Smith, "Borough" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. IV, p. 64
- (Northern-Ireland, Scotland, countable, dialectal, uncountable) Remedy. ▸ Any correction of a wrong or undesirable thing.
- (Scotland, countable, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable) Remedy. ▸ The proportion by which a coin may acceptably deviate from its ideal weight or proportion of precious metal.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| remede | alternative | lexicographic | |
| remeids | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| remead | alternative | lexicographic |