refounˈdation
[re- 5 a; cf. refound v.1]
The action of founding again; a new foundation.
| a 1661 Fuller Worthies, Lancs. ii. (1662) 120 This Colledge hath passed many Dissolutions and refoundations. 1864 J. Raine Hexham (Surtees) I. Pref. 148 There is some valuable information..about the refoundation of their house. 1890 Gasquet & Bishop Edw. VI & Bk. Com. Prayer (1891) 5 On the refoundation of the monastic cathedrals. |