Definition/Meaning of plea

• English - Noun: plea ( plural pleas ) An appeal , petition , urgent prayer or entreaty . a plea for mercy An excuse; an apology . 1667 , Necessity , the tyrant’s plea . --John Milton , Paradise Lost IV .393 (Can we date this quote?) No plea must serve; ‘t is cruelty to spare . -- Sir John Denham. That which is alleged or pleaded , in defense or in justification . ( law ) That which is alleged by a party in…
• English - Etymology: From Middle English , from Old French plait , plaid , from Medieval Latin placitum ( “ a decree , sentence , suit , plea , etc ., Latin an opinion , determination , prescription , order; literally , that which is pleasing , pleasure ” ), neuter of placitus , past participle of placere ( “ to please ” ).
• English - Pronunciation: IPA (key) : /pliː/ Rhymes: -iː
• English - External links: plea in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary , G . & C . Merriam, 1913 plea in The Century Dictionary , The Century Co ., New York , 1911 plea at OneLook Dictionary Search
• English - Anagrams: leap , pale , peal