surrejoin, v. Law.
(sʌrɪˈdʒɔɪn)
[Back-formation f. next, after rejoin.]
intr. (or with obj. clause). To reply, as a plaintiff, to the defendant's rejoinder; to make a surrejoinder. Also transf.
| 1594 West 2nd Pt. Symbol., Chancerie §75 Then may the plaintife surrejoine to the second rejoinder. c 1640 J. Smyth Lives Berkeleys (1883) I. 108 Salisbury surreioynes and saith, That hee never tooke the Earle Marischall for his dettor. 1855 Macaulay Hist. Eng. xi. III. 64 Instead of acquiescing in his first thoughts, he replied on himself, rejoined on himself, and surrejoined on himself. 1883 Law Rep. 11 Q.B. Div. 583 The plaintiff surrejoined that the 35l. was not a reasonable fine. 1890 Pall Mall G. 2 July 3/1 Mr. Arthur Palmer surrejoins about ‘What I saw at Tel-el-Kebir’,..generally returning the compliment of mendacity all round. |