replevy

English

Etymology

Old French replevir (“recover”), from re- + plevir (probably from a Germanic source which also gave pledge).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈplɛvi/
Rhymes: -ɛvi

Verb

replevy (third-person singular simple present replevies, present participle replevying, simple past and past participle replevied)

To return goods to their rightful owner by replevin; to recover goods.
(obsolete, Britain, law) To bail.
(Can we find and add a quotation of Edmund Spenser to this entry?)

Translations

return goods

Spanish: reivindicar (es)

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