Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

redemand

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-de-mand
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To demand the return of (someone or something).

Archaic

verb

To demand again.

Transitive verb

noun

The repetition of a demand.

noun

A demand for the return of a thing.

Example Sentences

"You come, sir knight, as I understand, in the name of the marquis of Vicenza, to re-demand the lady Isabella his daughter, who has been contracted in the face of holy church to my son […]."
"When the unfortunate Queen would have sacrificed her jewels to liquidate the claims which pressed the most heavily upon her, she found the measure impossible, lest the King should redemand them as the property of the Crown; and she consequently soon saw herself reduced to the undignified expedient of subsisting upon the generosity of the powers from whom she had sought protection."

Etymology

From re- + demand.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: re

Usage

Inflected Forms

redemands (present, singular) redemanding (participle, present) redemanded (participle, past) redemanded (past) redemands (plural)

Rhymes With

and hand understand land stand band grand demand brand planned sand banned

Questions

What does redemand mean?: To demand the return of (someone or something).
Where does redemand come from?: From re- + demand.

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