remittal Meaning of "remittal"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) a payment of money sent to a person in another place
  2. (n) an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)
  3. (n) the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance

Usage(s):

  • As within a few weeks I am leaving for France to take service in the French Foreign Legion on the Western Front I would deeply appreciate a prompt remittal.
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