withdraught meaning (obsolete): definition, etymology

withdraught

noun

UK /wɪðˈdɹɑːft/ · US /wɪθˈdɹæft/

Etymology From Middle English wyþdraȝþ, wedraught, etc, equivalent to with- + draught or withdraw + -t (abstract nominal suffix).

› Withdrawal

Law Obsolete Retraxit: a dismissal with prejudice based on a plaintiff's withdrawal of the suit.

Law Obsolete A fine imposed on plaintiffs for such a dismissal.

Obsolete A place to withdraw to: a private chamber or retreat.

Obsolete An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.

Obsolete A sewer or watercourse used for sewerage.