Re*mis"sive (r?-m?s"s?v), a. [L. remissivus. See Remit.] Remitting;
forgiving; abating. Bp. Hacket.
Re*miss"ly (r?-m?s"l?), adv. In a remiss or negligent manner;
carelessly.
Re*miss"ness, n. Quality or state of being remiss.
Re*mis"so*ry (r?-m?s"s?-r?), a. Serving or tending to remit, or to
secure remission; remissive. "A sacrifice expiatory or remissory."
Latimer.
Re*mit" (r?-m?t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Remitted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Remitting.] [L. remittere, remissum, to send back, to slacken, relax;
pref. re- re- + mittere to send. See Mission, and cf. Remise, Remiss.]
1. To send back; to give up; to surrender; to resign.
In the case the law remits him to his ancient and more certain
right.
Blackstone.
In grevious and inhuman crimes, offenders should be remitted to
their prince.
Hayward.
The prisoner was remitted to the guard.
Dryden.