Emily Dickinson Lexicon

REP'RI-MAND, v.t. [Fr. reprimander. If this word is from L. reprimo, it must be formed from the participle reprimendus.]

1. To reprove severely; to reprehend; to chide for a fault. Germanicus was severely reprimanded by Tiberius, for traveling into Egypt without his permission. – Arbuthnot.
2. To reprove publicly and officially, in execution of a sentence. The court ordered the officer to be reprimanded.