Cheval de Relais, Fr. a hackney horse.
RELEVEE, Fr. The afternoon.
RELEVER, Fr. to relieve. Hence,
Relever une sentinelle, Fr. To relieve a sentry, by posting another soldier in his room.
Relever la garde, Fr. To relieve guard.
RELIEF, Fr. an order, given by the minister at war, to authorize an officer to receive the arrears of pay which had accumulated during his absence from the regiment.
Relief, Fr. In architecture means the same as the term does when used in English.
RELIEN, Fr. The broken grains of gunpowder which have not passed through the sieve.
To RELIEVE the guard, is to put fresh men upon guard, which is generally done every 24 hours.
To Relieve the trenches, is to relieve the guard of the trenches, by appointing those for that duty, who have not been there before, or whose turn is next.