redditio
From LSJ
ἢ λέγε τι σιγῆς κρεῖττον ἢ σιγὴν ἔχε → either say something better than silence or keep silence (Menander)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
reddĭtĭo: ōnis, f. reddo,
I a giving back, returning.
I Jucunditatis, Vulg. Ecclus. 1, 29: rationis, i. e. rendering a reason, Aug. Civ. Dei, 21, 7.—
II A repetition, recurrence: orationis, Mart. Cap. 5, § 533.—
III Rhet. t. t., Gr. ἀπόδοσις,> the consequent clause, the apodosis, Quint. 8, 3, 77; 79; 80; Aus. Idyll. 12 pr.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
reddĭtĭō, ōnis, f. (reddo), action de rendre : Aug. Civ. 21, 7 || apodose [t. de rhét.] : Quint. 8, 3, 77 || action de reprendre, de revenir sur : Capel. 5, 533.
