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noun
1Scottish rare Return (to a place); a return.
2A return made to Chancery in response to a brieve of inquest concerning the ownership and value of land, stating the verdict of the jury.
Origin
Middle English; earliest use found in The Seven Sages. From Anglo-Norman and Old French retur, Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French retor, Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French, French retour. Compare return and parallels in other Romance languages cited at that entry.
verb
Scottish1Scots Law
historical To return or send in (a brieve, verdict, etc.) to Chancery.2rare To return, go or come back (to a place).
Origin
Late Middle English (in an earlier sense). From retour.
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