RESPONSION, Fr. A term used by the French. In military orders signifying the same as charge or redevance, charge or service. Thus each commandery pays a certain sum, called somme de responsion, to its order in proportion to its value.
RESSERRER, to hem in; to confine. Une garnison fort resserrée, a garrison narrowly watched by a besieging army, and kept within its walls.
RESSORT, Fr. Spring. Elasticity. This word is used in various senses by the French, viz.
Dernier Ressort, Fr. the last shift.
N’agir que par RESSORT, Fr. To do nothing of one’s own free will; to be influenced, to be acted upon by others.
Manquer de RESSORT, Fr. To want energy, vigor, &c.
Un caractère qui a du RESSORT, Fr. A firm, determined character.
RESSOURCE, Fr. Resource, shift, refuge.
Un homme de RESSOURCES, Fr. a man who has resources within himself.
Un homme plein de RESSOURCES, a man full of resources, full of expedients.