Amends
Pronunciation : A*mends"
Part of Speech : n. sing. & pl.
Etymology : [F. amendes, pl. of amende. Cf. Amende.]
Definition : Defn: Compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation. [Now const. with sing. verb.] "An honorable amends." Addison. Yet thus far fortune maketh us amends. Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913