Middle English
Etymology 1
From Anglo-Norman recovre (“recovery”).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
recovere (uncountable)
- Recovery, recuperation or respite (often from sickness)
- Aid, succour; the granting or provision of assistance.
- Recovery or retrieval (of lost things), regaining; getting back.
- (rare) A medicament or treatment for an injury or illness.
Descendants
- English: recover (noun)
References
- “recover(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 7 August 2019.
Etymology 2
Verb
recovere
- alternative form of recoveren