estop verb trans. [ɪ'stɒp] Infl.
-pp-.
LME.[Anglo-Norman, Old French estop(p)er, estouper (mod. étouper) stop up, impede (medieval Latin estoppare) from late Latin deriv. of Latin stuppa oakum.]1. Stop (as) with a dam, plug, etc.
arch. LME.2. Law. Bar or preclude by estoppel. (Foll. by
from, to do.)
M16.■ H. Hallam The lord who had granted the charter of franchise was estopped from claiming him again. ■ estoppage noun stoppage;
Law the condition of being estopped:
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