amnesty

[In Fr. amnistie; Sp. amnestia and amnistia; Port. & Ital. amnistia; Lat. amnestia. From Gr. ἀμνηστία (amnēstia) = forgetfulne of wrong: a, priv., and μνῆστις ἀμοιβαίος ( amoibaios ) = interchanging, alternate; ἀμοιβή ( amoibe ) = requital, recompense; ἀμείβω (ameibo) = to change.] A poem containing alternating verses, designed to be sung by two people, one in answer to the other; a responsive song.,