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with·er·nam | \ ˈwit͟hə(r)ˌnäm \
plural -s
Definition of withernam
1 : the action of taking by way of reprisal : a second or reciprocal distress of other goods in lieu of goods taken by a first distress and eloigned
2 : a writ used in connection with the action of replevin that issues to a defendant in replevin when the defendant has obtained judgment for a return of the chattels replevied and fails to obtain them on the writ of return and that authorizes the taking of other goods of the same value
— called also capias in withernam, writ of reprisal
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