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replevy.

To return goods to their rightful owner by replevin; to recover goods.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɹɪˈplɛvi/
  1. To return goods to their rightful owner by replevin; to recover goods.

  2. To bail.

    UK · obsolete
Where this word comes from

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

noun/ɹɪˈplɛvi/
  1. replevin

Where this word comes from

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

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