Where does “outplead” come from?
outplead (English) comes from English plead, from Middle English pleden, from Old French plaidier, from Latin placitare, from Latin placitum, from Latin placitus, from Latin placeō — to be pleasing or agreeable to; to please, to be nice; to be welcome or acceptable; to satisfy, suit in a mental rather than a sensual way.
outplead (English): To surpass in pleading; to plead more...
Definitions
- To surpass in pleading; to plead more...
Ancestry of “outplead”, step by step
outplead traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English plead
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plead | To present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case |
| 2 | Middle English | pleden | — |
| 3 | Old French | plaidier | to implore; to beg |
| 4 | Latin | placitare | — |
| 5 | Latin | placitum | opinion, teaching, theory; decree, sentence,... |
| 6 | Latin | placitus | pleasing, agreeable, acceptable, agreed upon |
| 7 | Latin | placeō | to be pleasing or agreeable to; to please, to be nice; to be welcome or acceptable; to satisfy, suit in a mental rather than a sensual way |