Both Uses of
recompense
in
The Idiot
- I wish to recompense you—why should you lose all?†
Chpt 1.16 *recompense = compensate for a loss; or pay a reward
- I give it to him, fully conscious of my action, as recompense for—well, for anything he thinks best.†
Chpt 1.16
Definition:
compensation for loss; or payment or reward
Recompense is seldom used in modern literature.