withername

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/ˈwɪðə(ɹ)ˌneɪm/

noun

A second or reciprocal distress of other goods in lieu of goods which were taken by a first distress and have been eloigned; a taking by way of reprisal

OriginOld English wiþernām ← Old Norse viðrnam →
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Meanings

nounwithername (uncountable)

alternative withernam

  1. uncountablelawA second or reciprocal distress of other goods in lieu of goods which were taken by a first distress and have been eloigned; a taking by way of reprisal

Origin

  1. Old Norseviðrnam
  2. Old Englishwiþernām“seizure”
  3. Englishwithername

From Middle English, from Old English wiþernām (“seizure”, literally “a take-back”), from Old Norse viðrnam, equivalent to wither- (“against”) + nim. More at wither, nim.

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Chicago

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