Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

1. (n.) The act of recovering, regaining, or retaking possession.

2. (n.) Restoration from sickness, weakness, faintness, or the like; restoration from a condition of misfortune, of fright, etc.

3. (n.) The obtaining in a suit at law of a right to something by a verdict and judgment of court.

4. (n.) The getting, or gaining, of something not previously had.

5. (n.) In rowing, the act of regaining the proper position for making a new stroke.