The Collaborative International Dictionary
Replevy \Re*plev"y\ (r?-pl?v"?), n.
Replevin.
--Mozley & W.
Replevy \Re*plev"y\ (-?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Replevied (-?d); p. pr. & vb. n. Replevying.] [OF. replevir, LL. replevire. See Pledge, Replevin.]
(Law) To take or get back, by a writ for that purpose (goods and chattels wrongfully taken or detained), upon giving security to try the right to them in a suit at law, and, if that should be determined against the plaintiff, to return the property replevied.
(Old Eng. Law) To bail.
--Spenser.
Wiktionary
vb. 1 To return goods to their rightful owner by replevin; to recover goods. 2 (context obsolete UK legal English) To bail.
Usage examples of "replevy".
I answered that he would find the sum in the hands of Madame d'Urfe's solicitor, and that he could receive it as soon as he had given replevy on the bail at the Fort l'Eveque.