† interpleaObs.rare. [inter- 2 b.] A dilatory plea. 1631R. Brathwait Whimzies, Undersheriffe 99 No interplea nor demurre will serve; he must timely prevent the occasion..and make the undersheriffe his friend.a1641Bp. R. Montagu Acts & Mon. (1642) 279 Without admitting interplea of consideration.