Defn: A private instructor.
REPINE
Re*pine" (r-pn"), v. i. Etym: [Pref. re- + pine to languish.]
1. To fail; to wane. [Obs.] "Reppening courage yields no foot to foe." Spenser.
2. To continue pining; to feel inward discontent which preys on the spirits; to indulge in envy or complaint; to murmur. But Lachesis thereat gan to repine. Spenser. What if the head, the eye, or ear repined To serve mere engines to the ruling mind Pope.
REPINE
Re*pine", n.
Defn: Vexation; mortification. [Obs.] Shak.
REPINER
Re*pin"er (r-pn"r), n.
Defn: One who repines.
REPININGLY
Re*pin"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: With repening or murmuring.