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(r?p"r?-m?nd), n.[F. rprimande, fr. L. reprimendus, reprimenda, that is to be checked or suppressed, fr. reprimere to check, repress; pref. re- re + premere to press. See Press, and cf. Repress.] Severe or formal reproof; reprehension, private or public. Goldsmith gave his landlady a sharp reprimand for her treatment of him. Macaulay. Rep"rimand v. t.[imp. & p. p.Reprimanded; p. pr. & vb. n.Reprimanding.] [Cf. F. rprimander. See Reprimand, n.] 1. To reprove severely; to reprehend; to chide for a fault; to consure formally. Germanicus was severely reprimanded by Tiberius for traveling into Egypt without his permission. Arbuthnot. 2. To reprove publicly and officially, in execution of a sentence; as, the court ordered him to be reprimanded. Syn. -- To reprove; reprehend; chide; rebuke; censure; blame. See Reprove. スポンサード リンク
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