noun
Origin: ME < Anglo-Fr replevine < OFr replevir, to warrant, pledge < re-, again + plevir, to pledge < ML plevium, warranty, pledge
transitive verb
See replevin in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Anglo-Norman replevine
Origin: , from replevir, to give as a security
Origin: : re-, re-
Origin: + plevir, to pledge (from Late Latin plebere, of Germanic origin; see dlegh- in Indo-European roots)
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