replevy

verb /ɹɪˈplɛvi/

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

2. To bail.

   obsolete

   I humbly crave your Majestie / It to replevie , and my Sonne reprive

Where it comes from

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

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry replevy (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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