| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Of Estreat.[Websters]
2. To be scented or perfumed. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To have confiscated, sequestrated or sequestered. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To have seized or recaptured. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. To have kidnapped, collected or removed. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. To have impressed, pulled or extorted.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Past Tense | 1. Seldom used past tense conjugation of the verb estreat.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (estreat) | 1. To extract or take out from the records of a court, and send up to the court of exchequer to be enforced; -- said of a forfeited recognizance.[Websters]. 2. To bring in to the exchequer, as a fine.[Websters]. 3. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: estreating, estreated, estreats, estreater, estreaters, estreatingly and estreatedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ESTREATED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ESTREATED
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Extracted; copied. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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Common Expressions: estreat
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Estreat of a recognizance | The extracting or taking out a forfeited recognizance from among the other records of the court, for the purpose of a prosecution in another court, or it may be in the same court. --Burrill. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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