Talk:remove

I hope to learn the meaning of the apparently archaic usage of "remove" as a noun. In Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey & Maturin series of novels, "remove" is used to mean something similar to "course", as in a three-course meal. However, at one point O'Brian describes a meal consisting of some number of removes AND two courses, so it is clear that "remove" and "course" do not mean quite the same thing. Thank you for any help.

"Remove" in the sense of changing residence
Isn't this archaic use? If so, it should be indicated. However, I'm not sure if it is. 2A02:1812:1126:5D00:19:155C:EDB:BAAF 07:45, 19 December 2022 (UTC)


 * I couldn't find usage past the early 20th century, except in historical documents, often in quotations from earlier documents, so, yes, it does seem to be archaic, and I have so labelled it. DCDuring (talk) 17:03, 19 December 2022 (UTC)