relégation, n.f., (jur.) banishment; exile; relegation.
reléguer (-ghé), v.a., to banish; to send off; to shut up; to consign; to relegate; to seclude.
se reléguer, v.r., to shut one’s self up, to seclude one’s self.
relent, n.m., mustiness, moldiness. Sentir le —; to smell moldy.
relevage, n.m., raising; collection (of letters); clearing (letter boxes).
*relevailles (rĕl-vâ-ye), n.f.pl., churching of a woman. Faire ses —; to be churched.
relevant, -e (rĕl-vān, -t), adj., held, being holden; depending.
relevé (rĕl-vé), n.m., abstract, extract, statement, return; shifting (of a horse’s shoe). Faire un — de compte; to make an abstract of an account.
relevé, -e (rĕl-vé), adj., raised; erect; high, exalted, lofty, refined. Une condition —e; a high rank. Pensée —e; noble thought. D’un ton —; in a refined tone. De la viande d’un goût —; high-seasoned meat.
relevée (rĕl-vé), n.f., (jur.) afternoon. De —; in the afternoon.