v. t. [ Sp. rescattar. ] To ransom; to release; to rescue. [ Obs. ] Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Sp. rescate. ] Ransom; release. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. 1. To seat or set again, as on a chair, throne, etc. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. To put a new seat, or new seats, in; as, to reseat a theater; to reseat a chair or trousers. [ 1913 Webster ]