Re-fōrmed', p. a.
p. a. 1. Corrected; amended; restored to purity or excellence; said, specifically, of the church formed as the result of the Reformation, and of the members of that church; also, in a more restricted sense, of those who separated from Luther on the doctrine of consubstantiation, &c., and carried the reformation, as they claimed, to a higher point. The Protestant churches founded by them in Switzerland, France, Holland, and part of Germany, were called the Reformed churches.
Sense 2. (Mil.) Retained in service and continued on half or full pay after the disbandment of the company or troop;—said of an officer. [Eng.]