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replevir (s.xiiiin)

The form repleivir is a cross reference to the following entry:

replevir (s.xiiiin)

repleivir,  replever,  replevier,  replevyr  (resplevir)  
  FEW:  *plegan 16,633b Gdf:  replevir 7,60a GdfC: TL: DEAF:  plevir (*)  DMF: TLF: OED:  replevish v.  / replevy v.  MED:  replevished ppl.1  DMLBS:  replegiare 2769b

v.trans.

1to vow, pledge
( s.xiiiin; MS: c.1300 )  e il ad replevi e par parole juré ke ne li faudra jor de son hee  Boeve 3792
2to vouch for, stand as surety for
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xii2 )  E cil esgardout trestut entur S'il poust veer frere u sorur [...] Par ki peust estre replevi  Set Dorm ANTS 1244
lawto replevy, release by giving surety
( 1260 )  si serra la tere prisee en la main le rei e replevie en la curt le rei dedenz les .xv. jurs  Brev Plac 44
( 1275 )  pur ceo qe plusurs rettez de mort de home [...] sont [...] repleviz jeskes al ayre des justices eyraunz  Stats i 29
( 1283 )  jugement, par quey il porta bref nostre seigneur le rey a replevyr ces avers e ces chateus  Rot Parl2 17
( 1356 )  la terre sera pris en la mayn le roy par sa defalte, e si ele ne soit replevye deyns les .xv. jours il pert seisin de terre  Bor Cust i 261

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See also:

applever  entreplevir  nientreplevisable  plevir  replevin  replevissement 
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repleivir