A·mende′, n.

(a-mŏngd′) (Synop., § 130), n. [Fr. amende, L. Lat. amenda. See AMEND.] A pecuniary punishment or fine; a reparation or recantation.

Amende honorable, formerly an infamous punishment in France, in which the offender, being led into court with a rope about his neck, and a lighted torch in his hand, begged pardon of his God, the court, &c. In popular language, the phrase now denotes a public recantation and reparation to an injured party for improper language or treatment.