refaction

English

Etymology

See refection.

Noun

refaction

1. (obsolete) recompense; atonement; retribution

   Synonyms: assyth, piation; see also Thesaurus:atonement

   • 1640, I. H. [i.e., James Howell], ΔΕΝΔΡΟΛΟΓΊΑ [DENDROLOGIA]. Dodona’s Grove, or, The Vocall Forrest, London: […] T[homas] B[adger] for H. Mosley [i.e., Humphrey Moseley] […], →OCLC:

     require refaction and satisfaction against the informers

References

“refaction”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• factioner, fornacite, fornicate