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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
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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