First Known Use: 1567
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interplead
verb in·ter·plead \ˌin-tər-ˈplēd\
Definition of INTERPLEAD
intransitive verb
: to go to trial with each other in order to determine a right on which the action of a third party depends
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Origin of INTERPLEAD
Anglo-French enterpleder, from enter- inter- + pleder, plaider to plead — more at plead
Rhymes with INTERPLEAD
aniseed, antecede, beating reed, beggarweed, bitterweed, bottle-feed, bugleweed, butterweed, carpetweed, centipede, chicken feed, copyread, cottonseed, cottonweed, crazyweed, double reed, Ganymede, giant reed, go to seed, interbreed, intercede, jewelweed, jimsonweed, locoweed, millipede, Nicene Creed, overfeed, pedigreed, pickerelweed, poppy seed, Port Said, pumpkinseed, quitclaim deed, retrocede, rosinweed, Runnymede, silverweed, supersede, thimbleweed, title deed, tumbleweed, underfeed, up to speed, waterweed
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