Relatched

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Secured once more by closing a catch, bolt or hook that had been opened
2. Having had its latch fastened again so that a door, gate or box is shut
3. Closed back up with a fastening such as a bolt, hook or spring catch

Etymology: "Relatched" is the past tense and past participle of "relatch," a verb formed by adding the prefix "re-," meaning again, to "latch." To relatch something is to fasten it again, such as a door or gate that has been opened and needs its latch engaged once more. The base word "latch" traces back to Old English "læccan," meaning to seize or catch hold of, and it has long referred to the simple lifting-bar fastening used on doors and gates.