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Re*quis"i*tive (r?-kw?z"?-t?v), a. Expressing or implying demand. [R.] Harris.

Re*quis"i*tive, n. One who, or that which, makes requisition; a requisitionist. [R.]

Re*quis"i*tor (-t?r), n. One who makes reqisition; esp., one authorized by a requisition to investigate facts.

Re*quis"i*to*ry (-t?-r?), a. Sought for; demanded. [R.] Summary on Du Bartas (1621).

Re*quit"a*ble (-kw?t"?-b'l), a. That may be requited.

Re*quit"al (-al), n. [From Requite.] The act of requiting; also, that which requites; return, good or bad, for anything done; in a good sense, compensation; recompense; as, the requital of services; in a bad sense, retaliation, or punishment; as, the requital of evil deeds.

No merit their aversion can remove, Nor ill requital can efface their love.

Waller.

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Syn. -- Compensation; recompense; remuneration; reward; satisfaction; payment; retribution; retaliation; reprisal; punishment.

Re"quite" (r?-kw?t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Requited; p. pr. & vb. n. Requiting.] [Pref. re- + quit.] To repay; in a good sense, to recompense; to return (an equivalent) in good; to reward; in a bad sense, to retaliate; to return (evil) for evil; to punish.

He can requite thee; for he knows the charma That call fame on such gentle acts as these.

Milton.

Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand.

Ps. x. 14.

Syn. -- To repay; reward; pay; compensate; remunerate; satisfy; recompense; punish; revenge.

Re*quite"ment (-ment), n. Requital [Obs.] E. Hall.

Re*quit"er (-kw?t"?r), n. One who requites.

Rere"brace` (r?r"br?s"), n. [F. arrière-bras.] (Anc. Armor) Armor for the upper part of the arm. Fairholt.

Rere`de*main" (-d?-m?n"), n. [F. arrière back + de of + main hand.] A backward stroke. [Obs.]

Rere"dos (r?r"d?s), n. [From rear + F. dos back, L. dorsum. Cf. Dorsal.] (Arch.) (a) A screen or partition wall behind an altar. (b) The back of a fireplace. (c) The open hearth, upon which fires were lighted, immediately under the louver, in the center of ancient halls. [Also spelt reredosse.] Fairholt.

Rere"fief` (r?r"f?f`), n. [F. arrière-fief. See Rear hinder, and Fief.] (Scots Law) A fief held of a superior feudatory; a fief held by an under tenant. Blackstone.

Re*reign" (r?-r?n"), v. i. To reign again.

Re`-re*it"er*ate (r?`r?-?t"?r-?t), v. t. To reiterate many times. [R.] "My re-reiterated wish." Tennyson.

Rere"mouse` (r?r"mous`), n. (Zoöl.) A rearmouse.

Re`-re*solve" (r?`r?-z?lv"), v. t. & i. To resolve again.

Resolves, and re-resolves, then dies the same.

Young.