Middle English Dictionary Entry
replevīn n.
Entry Info
| Forms | replevīn n. |
| Etymology | AF replevin(e & AL replevīna. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. plevine n.
1.
(a) Law A legal process for the temporary restoration of confiscated property pending a court hearing; also, the restoration of privileges; (b) a writ of replevin.
Associated quotations
a
- [ (1347-8) RParl.2.218b : Que les Baillifs del dit Wapentak denierent la replevine au Baillif le dit Counte de Huntingdon. ]
- (1447) RParl.5.139b : If any man..take any such Catell of his owne wronge and auctoritee..and slee theim, fell theim, or yeve them, or putte theym away, so that the owners of theim may noght come to have replevyn of theim, [etc.].
- (1447-8) Shillingford126 : The sayde Mayer, Baillifs, and Comminalte were not restored by fyn by replevyn made of the sayde libertees and franchises.
- (1453) Deed Dunkenhalgh in Chet.n.s.8036 : The said Sir Edmond and is feleshyppe..haue takyn..the cattel of the said beseker..and etyn parte of theyme..and dryffen theyme away..that no replevyn myght be hade.
- (1461) Paston (EETS)1.96 : Aftir the distresse taken, the vndirshreve be spoke with-all, that he make no replevyn with-out agrement or a-poyntement taken.
b
- (1465) Paston (EETS)1.297 : The replevyn for the cc shype ys not yet servyd.
- (1465) Paston (EETS)1.301,302 : On Monday..com Pynchemore..wyth a replevyn whych was made in Harleston ys name..we wold not a-bey that replevyn, and..Pynchemore com to Haylysdon a-yen wyth..a replevyn from the shyryff..whych requyred me by the same replevyn to make them delyuery of the seyd bestys.