Unscramble

r 1 e 1 p 3 r 1 i 1 s 1 a 1 l 1

8 letters · 10 points in Scrabble

Meaning

noun a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime

originFrom Anglo-Norman reprisaille (French représaille), from Old Italian ripresaglia (Italian rappresaglia), from ripreso, past participle of riprendere (“to take back”), from Latin reprendere, earlier reprehendere (see reprehend).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0

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