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'Greeks, the canis or Stella canicularis of the Romans, and thedog-star of modern Europe .

REMPLY, in heraldry, something filled up. The term ischiefly used to denote that the chief is quite fdled up with a squarepiece of another colour, leaving only a bordure of the proper co-lour of the chief, about the said piece.

REMURIA, festivals established at Rome by Romulus to ap-pease the manes of his brother Remits. They were afterwardscalled Lemuria, and celebrated yearly.

REMUS, the twin brother of Romulus, king of the Romans.

REMY, St. a town of France , in the department of theMouths of the Rhone, and late province of Provence , 1\ milesE. of Tarascon , and 9 S. of Avignon.

Re.my, St. or St. Remi, a town of France , in the departmentof the Doria, and late Piedmontese ; 9 miles N. of Aosta .

RENAL , belonging to the reins.

Renal Glands. See Anatomy.

RENCOUNTER, in the military art, is the encounter oftwo small bodies of forces; in which sense, it is used in oppositionto a pitched battle.

Rencounter, in single combats, is used by way of contradis-tinction to duel. When two persons fall out and tight on the spotwithout having premeditated the combat, it is called a ren-counter.

RENDER, in law, signifies to yield or return a thing; and itis frequently made use of, in the levying of a fine, which is eithersingle, on which nothing is given or rendered back by the cogni-see ; or double, containing a grant or render back of rent, ice.out of the land, to the cognisor.

RENDEZVOUS, or RENDEVOUS, a place appointed tomeet in, at a certain day and hour.

RENDSBORG , or RENSBURG, a town in Holstein, 12miles S. E. of Sleswick, 15 W. of Kiel, and 46 N. of Hamburgh.

RENEALMIA, Wild Pine-Apple ; in botany, a genus ofthe monogynia order, and monandria class of plants. Corolla tri-fid ; nectarium oblong; calyx one-leafed; anthera sessile, oppo-site to the nectarium; berry fleshy. There is only one species, anative of Surinam .

RENEGADO, properly a person who has renounced theChristian faith, to embrace Mohammedanism.

RENFREW, an ancient royal borough of Scotland, capital ofRenfrewshire, 3 miles N. of Paisley, 5 W. of Glasgow , and 45W. of Edinburgh . Loll. 4. 26. W. Lat. 55. 51. N.

Renfrew, or Renfrewshire, a county of Scotland , about 28rpiles long, and 20 broad: bounded on the E. by Lanarkshire, S.by Ayrshire, W. by the Clyde, which separates it from Dumbar-tonshire, and N. by Cunningham. The surface is beautifully va-riegated with hills and valleys, woods and rivers; populous towns,▼iliages, and gentlemen’s seats. It abounds with coals, iron-stone,and other minerals.

RENIFORM, resembling the figure or shape of the kidneys.See Kidney.

RENITENCY, [ reniteutia , Lat.] among philosophers, thatforce in solid bodies, whereby they resist the impulse of other bo-dies, or re-act as much as they are acted on.

RENNES, an ancient city of France, capital of the departmentof IUe and Vilaine, as it was also of the late province of Bretagne ,it is 42 miles S. E. of Si. Malo, and 58 N. of Nantes . Lon. 1.36. W. Lat. 48. 7. N.

RENNET, or RUNNET, properly denotes the coagulatedmilky substance which is found in the stomachs of calves, thathave received no other nourishment than the maternal milk. Itis, however, generally applied to signify the stomach itself, whichpossesses equal properties. See Cheese.

RENO, a department of Italy , comprehending the late papalprovince of the Bolognese.

RENS, RENSE, or REES, a town on the Rhine , in the lateelectorate of Cologne, 5 miles S. of Coblentz, and 46 S. S. E. ofCologn.

RENSELLAER, a county of New York , 33 miles long fromN. to S. and 22 broad from E. to W.

RENT, in law, is a sum of money, or other consideration, issu-ing yearly out of lands or tenements.

RENTERING, in the manufactories, the same with fine-draw-ing. R consists in sewing two pieces of cloth edge to edge, with-out doubling them, so that the seam scarcely appears; and hence it

is denominated fine-drawing. It is a French word meaning thesame thing, and is derived from the Latin retrahere, or rc, in,and trahere, because the seam is drawn in or covered.

Rentering, in tapestry, is the working new warp into a pieceof tapestry damaged by rats or otherwise, and on this warp to re-store the ancient pattern or design. The warp is to be ot woollen,not linen. Among the titles of the French tapestrj-makers is in-cluded that of renterers. Fine-drawing is particularly used for arent or bole, which happens in dressing or preparing a piece ofcloth artfully sewed up or mended with silk. All fine drawingsare reckoned defects or blemishes; and should be allowed for inthe price of the piece.

RENTY, or RENTI, a town of France , in the department ofthe Straits of Calais, and late province of Artois, nine miles S.S.W.of St. Omer .

RENVERSE', INVERTED, in heraldry, is when any thing isset with the bead downwards, or contrary to its natural way ofstanding. Thus, a chevron renversfi, is a chevron with the pointdownwards. The same term is used of a beast laid on its back.

RENUNCIATION, [ renundatio , from renuncio, Lat.] theact of renouncing, abdicating, or relinquishing, any right, real orpretended.

REOLE, or REOLLE, a town of France , in the departmentof the Gironde , and late province of Guienne; 20 miles S. E. ofBourdeau.v.

KKPAILLE, a town of France , in the department of MontBlanc, and late duchy of Savoy, 3 miles from Thonon , and 20N. E. of Geneva.

REPAIRING, or REPARATION, [ reparutio , Lat.] the actof retrieving, mending, or establishing, a building, or other work,damaged or gone to decay. In respect to reparations, if a tenantor lessee covenants that from and after the amendment of the tene-ments by the lessor he will, at bis own charge, keep and leave themin repair, in that case the lessee is not obliged to do the same untilIhe lessor lias first made good the reparations; and here if a housebe well repaired at first, when the lease began, and afterwards de-cays, it is said the landlord must put it in repair before the tenant isbound to keep it so.

REPARA 1IONE FACIENDA, a writ which lies in diverscases, one ot which is, where three are tenants in common or jointtenants, as pro indiviso, of a mill or house which is fallen to decay,and the one being willing to repair it, the other two will not; mthis case, the party willing shall have this writ against the othertwo.

REPARTEE , or REPARTY, a ready smart reply, especiallyin matters of wit, humour, or raillery.

REPEALING, inlaw, the revoking or annulling of a statuteor the like. No act of parliament shall lie repealed the same ses-sion in which it was made. A deed or will may be repealed inpart, and stand good for the rest. It is held that a pardon of fe-lony may be repealed oil disproving the suggestion thereof.

llEPE AT, in music, a character shewing that what was lastplayed or sung must be repeated or gone over again.

REPEIIAM,a town ot Norfolk , 15 miles N. W. of Norwich,and 109 N. E. ol London . Lon. 1. 7. E. Lat. 52. 50. N.

REPELLENTS, in medicine, are remedies which drive backa morbid humour into the mass of blood, whence it was undulysecreted.

REPENTANCE, in theology, a change of one’s mind arisingfrom such a conviction of the evil and danger of a sinful course, asproduces shame and sorrow in the review of it, and effectual resolu-tions of amendment. In this sense the evangelical writers usei and (j. irnvoift. See Penitence, and 'I heology.

REPERCUSSION, in music, a frequent repetition of the samesound.

REPERTORY, a place wherein things are orderly disposed,so as to be easily found when wanted. The indices of books arerepertories, shewing w here the matters sought for are treated of.Common-place books are also repertories.

REPETEND, in arithmetic, denotes that part of an infinite de-cimalf-raction which is continually repeated ad infinitum. Re-petends chiefly arise in the reduction of vulgar fractions to

decimals : thus —= 0.333, &c. A single rcpelend is that in

which only one figure is repeated, as in the instance just given. A4 compound