† embargen.
Obsolete.
= embargo n.
ΘΚΠ
society > trade and finance > [noun] > suspension of trade or commerce
embarge1574
embargo1659
society > travel > travel by water > [noun] > prohibition of entry or departure
restraint1449
embarge1574
embargement1599
embargo1602
embarginga1618
embarring1649
1574 E. Hellowes tr. A. de Guevara Familiar Epist. 89 I cannot tell what, imbarge, or stay..you had.
1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. v. iii. §1. 426 In the great Imbarge he tooke all our ships and goods in his Ports.
a1639 H. Wotton View Life & Death Duke of Buckingham in Reliquiæ Wottonianæ (1651) 104 After an Embark [1672 embarque, 1685 imbarque] of our ships in the river of Bourdeaux.
1656 J. Bramhall Replic. to Bishop of Chalcedon iii. 133 All Nations have their Imbargues, and prohibited goods.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
† embargev.
Obsolete.
transitive. To lay an embargo upon (ships or goods); to sequestrate, confiscate; to arrest (persons).
ΘΚΠ
society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > arrest > [verb (transitive)]
at-holda1230
attacha1325
resta1325
takec1330
arrest1393
restay?a1400
tachec1400
seisinc1425
to take upa1438
stowc1450
seize1471
to lay (also set, clap, etc.) (a person) by the heels?1515
deprehend1532
apprehend1548
nipa1566
upsnatcha1566
finger1572
to make stay of1572
embarge1585
cap1590
reprehend1598
prehenda1605
embar1647
nap1665
nab1686
bone1699
roast1699
do1784
touch1785
pinch1789
to pull up1799
grab1800
nick1806
pull1811
hobble1819
nail1823
nipper1823
bag1824
lag1847
tap1859
snaffle1860
to put the collar on1865
copper1872
to take in1878
lumber1882
to pick up1887
to pull in1893
lift1923
drag1924
to knock off1926
to put the sleeve on1930
bust1940
pop1960
vamp1970
the mind > possession > taking > seizing > seize [verb (transitive)] > by (public) authority > for public service
embarge1585
press1596
impress1749
embargo1755
society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > legal seizure or recovery of property > [verb (transitive)] > seize goods
seize1482
embarge1585
embar1647
embargo1650
1585 MS. Tanner 78 52 They shall ymbarge or arrest the Duke of Florrences Gallion.
1600 R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (new ed.) III. 535 Our marchants with their goods were embarged or arrested.
1617 F. Moryson Itinerary ii. ii. ii. 140 The twelue ships..were..embarged (or arested) to serue the King.
1624 J. Reynolds Vox Cœli 35 The Duke..embarg'd and confisk'd a world of Goods and Ships.
1657 T. Reeve God's Plea for Nineveh 165 To embarque our own Nation, to build Blockhouses against our selves.
Derivatives
emˈbarging n.
ΘΚΠ
society > travel > travel by water > [noun] > prohibition of entry or departure
restraint1449
embarge1574
embargement1599
embargo1602
embarginga1618
embarring1649
a1618 W. Raleigh Disc. Invention Shipping 37 in Judicious & Select Ess. (1650) The imbarging..of their Ships in Spaine.
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