Red-dĭ'tion, n.

(-dish'un), n. [Lat. reddĭtio, from reddere, to give back, to return, fr. re, again, back, and dare, to give; Fr. reddition.]

1. A returning of any thing; restitution; surrender. Howell.
2. Explanation; representation. [R.] “The reddition or application of the comparison.” Chapman.