Redress
/rɪˈdrɛs/noun
To set right, remedy, or compensate for a wrong or grievance.
Did you know?In English legal and moral writing, redress became a core word for restoring balance after injury, which is why it still carries the feeling of cosmic correction, not just compensation.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*reg-
“to move in a straight line; to direct, rule”
Latin
Latin
regere
“to guide, direct, keep straight”
Latin
Latin
regressus
“a going back, return”
Old French
Old French
redrecier
“to straighten again, set right”
Middle English
English
redressen
“to set right, repair, remedy”
Modern English
English
redress
“to remedy or make amends for a wrong”