regreet

noun, verb — 2 senses

regreet

noun

/ˈɹiːɡɹiːt/

Etymology First attested in 1586; from re- + greet.

1

Archaic, Obsolete A return or exchange of salutations.

  • Vnyoke this ſeyſure, and this kinde regreete?c. 1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]:
  • Madam, there is a-lighted at your gate A yong Venetian, one that comes before To ſignifie th'approaching of his lord; From whom he bringeth ſenſible regreets; […]c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ix], page 172:

regreet

verb

/ɹiːˈɡɹiːt/

Etymology First attested in 1586; from re- + greet.

1

Rare To greet again; to return a greeting to (someone).

  • Nor never look upon each other's face; Nor never write, regreet, nor reconcile1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act 1, scene 3]:

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