Dryden.
Plead"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being pleaded; capable of being alleged
in proof, defense, or vindication; as, a right or privilege pleadable
at law. Dryden.
Plead"er (?), n. [F. plaideur.] 1. One who pleads; one who argues for
or against; an advotate.
So fair a pleader any cause may gain.
Dryden.
2. (Law) One who draws up or forms pleas; the draughtsman of pleas or
pleadings in the widest sense; as, a special pleader.
Plead"ing, n. The act of advocating, defending, or supporting, a cause
by arguments.
Plead"ing*ly, adv. In a pleading manner.
Plead"ings (?), n. pl. (Law) The mutual pleas and replies of the
plaintiff and defendant, or written statements of the parties in
support of their claims, proceeding from the declaration of the
plaintiff, until issue is joined, and the question made to rest on some
single point. Blackstone.
Pleas"ance (?), n. [F. plaisance. See Please.] 1. Pleasure; merriment;
gayety; delight; kindness. [Archaic] Shak. "Full great pleasance."
Chaucer. "A realm of pleasance." Tennyson.