remissio

remissiō ōnis, f

re-+MIT-, a sending back, sending away, releasing, returning : obsidum captivorumque, L.— An easing, letting down, lowering : superciliorum: vocis remissiones.—Fig., a relaxing, abating, diminishing, remitting, remission, relaxation, abatement : remissio lenitatis (in oratione), i. e. passages of a quiet tenor : morbi: poenae, i. e. a milder punishment : tributi, Ta.— Want of spirit, submissiveness : in acerbissimā iniuriā remissio animi.— Relaxation, recreation : quem non remissio, non ludi delectarent: tempora curarum remissionumque, Ta.: animi: animorum.— Mildness, gentleness : animi.