beclept

Verb

beclepe (third-person singular simple present beclepes, present participle becleping, simple past and past participle beclept or becleped)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To complain against; indict; accuse.
2. (obsolete, transitive) To call upon; address; accost.
3. (obsolete, transitive) To address as; call; name.
4. (obsolete, transitive) To summon to a higher court; appeal.
5. (obsolete, transitive) To appeal against; object to; disapprove.