reddition noun. [rɛ'dɪʃ(ǝ)n] LME.
[Latin redditio(n-), from reddit- pa. ppl stem of reddere give back: see RENDER verb, -ITION.]
1. a. Return or restoration of something; surrender of a town, army, etc. LME-L18.
b. Law (now Hist.). A judicial admission by a person that he or she is not the owner of certain property being demanded. M16.
c. Recompense. poet. rare. E20.

2. (A clause containing) the application of a comparison. L16-L18.

3. Rendition; translation. rare. E17.

[TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲