Re-mēm'brance, n.
n. [O. Fr. remembrance, Pr. remembransa, Sp. remembranza, It. rimembranza. See supra.]
Sense 1. The act of remembering; the holding in mind, or the bringing to recollection. “Lest fierce remembrance wake my sudden rage.” Milton.
Titan, Among the heavens, the immortal fact displayed, Lest the remembrance of his grief should fail. Addison.
Sense 2. The state of being remembered, or held in mind; memory; recollection.
This, ever grateful, in remembrance bear, To me thou ow’st, to me, the vital air. Pope.
Sense 3. That which serves to keep in or bring to mind; a memorial; a token; a memento; a souvenir; a memorandum.
On his breast a bloody cross he bore, The dear remembrance of his dying Lord. Spenser.
Keep this remembrance for thy Julia’s sake. Shak.
Sense 4. Power of remembering; time within which a fact can be remembered; period over which one’s power to bring to mind extends.
Thee have I heard relating what was done Ere my remembrance. Milton.
Synonyms—Memory; recollection; reminiscence. See MEMORY.