Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

appeach

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ap-peach
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To charge (someone) with a crime; to impeach.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Thenne was Kynge Marke wonderly wrothe / and wold haue slayne Amant / but he and the two squyers held them to gyders / and sette nought by his malyce / whanne Kynge marke sawe he myght not be reuenged on them / he said thus vnto the Knyght Amant / wete thou wel / and thou apoeche me of treason / I shalle therof defende me afore Kynge Arthur"
"For when Cymochles saw the fowle reproch, / Which them appeached, prickt with guilty shame, / And inward griefe, he fiercely gan approch[…]."
"1958, T. H. White, The Once and Future King, New York: Berkley Publishing, Book 4, Chapter 5, p. 557, “ […] When the riches are equal, we might say that the luckier side wins, as if by tossing a coin. Now, are you two sure, if you did appeach Queen Guenever of treason, that your side would be the luckier one?”"

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman apescher, rare variant of Old French empescher, from Latin impedicō.

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: apescher, empescher, impedicō

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

appeaches (present, singular) appeaching (participle, present) appeached (participle, past) appeached (past)

Derived Forms

appeacher appeachment

Synonyms

arraign inculpate indict accriminate accuse appeach becry tax charge criminate have up incriminate

Questions

What does appeach mean?: To charge (someone) with a crime; to impeach.
Where does appeach come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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