Definition of Amende

1. n. A pecuniary punishment or fine; a reparation or recantation.

Definition of Amende

1. Noun. A monetary punishment, a fine. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Amende

1. a fine [n -S]

Medical Definition of Amende

1. A pecuniary punishment or fine; a reparation or recantation. Amende honorable. A species of infamous punishment in which the offender, being led into court with a rope about his neck, and a lighted torch in his hand, begged pardon of his God, the court, etc. In popular language, the phrase now denotes a public apology or recantation, and reparation to an injured party, for improper language or treatment. Origin: F. See Amend. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Amende

amenable
amenableness
amenably
amenage
amenaged
amenages
amenaging
amenance
amenaunce
amend
amendable
amendableness
amendation
amendations
amendatory
amende (current term)
amended
amended return
amender
amenders
amendes
amendful
amending
amendment
amendments
amends
amene
amened
amenia
amening

Literary usage of Amende

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Alexander Chalmers, Samuel Johnson (1810)
"... To make this manir men amende. Shorte'.y to shende 'hem, and shewe nowe How ... God for hi; pitie it amende ! They live contrary to Chrises life, ..."

2. The Early Diary of Frances Burney, 1768-1778: With a Selection from Her by Fanny Burney (1889)
"... and as I am already much in arrears with some new ones, I shall reserve all my forces for those by way of amende honorable—to whom ? why to myself, ..."

3. Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the by P. L. Jacob (1876)
"The Executioner.—Female Executioners.—Tortures.—amende Honorable.—Torture of Fire, Real and Feigned.—Auto-da-f6.—Rod-hot Brazier or Basin.—Beheading. ..."

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