The Only Use
recompense
in
Jane Eyre
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- angels sing Psalms;' says he, 'I wish to be a little angel here below;' he then gets two nuts in recompense for his infant piety.†
p. 40.7recompense = compensate for a loss; or pay a reward
Definitions:
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(1)
(recompense) compensation for loss; or payment or rewardRecompense is seldom used in modern literature.
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)