Defn: Reasonable; also, loquacious. [Obs.] "Most renable of tongue."
Piers Plowman.
— Ren"a*bly, adv. [Obs.] Chaucer.
RENAISSANCE Re*nais`sance" (F. re-n`sns"; E. r-ns"sans), n. Etym: [F., fr. renaître to be born again. Cf. Renascence.]
Defn: A new birth, or revival. Specifically: (a) The transitional movement in Europe, marked by the revival of classical learning and art in Italy in the 15th century, and the similar revival following in other countries. (b) The style of art which prevailed at this epoch. The Renaissance was rather the last stage of the Middle Ages, emerging from ecclesiastical and feudal despotism, developing what was original in mediæval ideas by the light of classic arts and letters. J. A. Symonds (Encyc. Brit. ).
RENAISSANT
Re*nais"sant (r-ns"sant), a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Renaissance.
RENAL Re"nal (r"nal), a. Etym: [L. renalis, fr. renes the kidneys or reins: cf. F. rénal. See Reins.] (Anat.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the kidneys; in the region of the kidneys.
Renal calculus (Med.), a concretion formed in the excretory passages
of the kidney.
— Renal capsules or glands, the suprarenal capsules. See under
Capsule.
— Renal casts, Renal colic. (Med.) See under Cast, and Colic.
RENAL-PORTAL
Re"nal-por`tal (r"nal-pr"tal), a. (Anat.)
Defn: Both renal and portal. See Portal.
RENAME
Re*name" (r*nm"), v. t.