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self-redress en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *swé?
Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der.
Proto-Germanic *selbaz
Old English self
Old English self-
Middle English self-
English self-
English redress
English self-redress
From self- + redress.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Redress of a wrong by the victim; revenge, retribution.
self-redress en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *swé?
Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der.
Proto-Germanic *selbaz
Old English self
Old English self-
Middle English self-
English self-
English redress
English self-redress
From self- + redress.
Meanings
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To redress a wrong against oneself; to take revenge.
Forms