Home › Words › R › renvoyrenvoyrenvoy · noun — A sending back.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, renvoy ranks #9,925 of 43,221 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrench renvoi (noun), renvoyer (verb).nounA sending back.verbTo send back or away.e.g.“Not dismissing or renvoying her.” — 1622, Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban [i.e. Francis Bacon], The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, […], London: […] W[illiam] Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret, →Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.remise 67% match — To send or give back. vs renvoy →retransport 63% match — To transport again. vs renvoy →redition 62% match — The act of returning; a return. vs renvoy →renvoi 60% match — A situation in which a court, tasked with deciding which state's law should apply to a case, decides to apply the law of the forum, based on the determination that a court from another involved state would also apply the law of the forum. vs renvoy →remandment 59% match — A remand. vs renvoy →onforward 59% match — To forward (resend). vs renvoy →remailing 58% match — A second or subsequent mailing. vs renvoy →remand 58% match — The act of sending an accused person back into custody whilst awaiting trial. vs renvoy →