Both Uses
recompense
in
Oedipus the King
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- But if an alien from a foreign land Be known to any as the murderer, Let him who knows speak out, and he shall have Due recompense from me and thanks to boot.†
*recompense = compensate for a loss; or pay a reward
- 'Twas an honest slave And well deserved some better recompense.†
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)