redemand

American  

[ree-di-mand, -mahnd] / ˌri dɪˈmænd, -ˈmɑnd /

verb (used with object)

1. to demand again.

2. to demand back; demand the return of.

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Other Word Forms

• redemandable adjective

Etymology

Origin of redemand

First recorded in 1565–75; re- + demand

Example Sentences

They then proceeded to Tenedos, from whence Odysseus and Menelaus were dispatched as envoys to Troy, to redemand Helen and the stolen property.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 by Rudd, John

"I cannot comprehend," replied the Princess, "how it should be of any consequence to him, if this letter should be seen, nor what reason there is to redemand it in his name."

From The Princess of Cleves by La Fayette, Madame de (Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne)

The Duke of Weymar pretended that John de Vert was his Prisoner, and that he only sent him into France to be kept there till he should redemand him.

From The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius Containing a Copious and Circumstantial History of the Several Important and Honourable Negotiations in Which He Was Employed; together with a Critical Account of His Works by Burigny, Jean Lévesque de

For to concern yourself with both, appears As if you’d redemand the boy you gave.

From The Comedies of Terence by Colman, George

Away I came, and in my vexation totally forgot to redemand my manuscript.

From The Adventures of Hugh Trevor by Holcroft, Thomas