Obs. rare. [f. L. stīpāt-, ppl. stem of stīpāre, to crowd, to accompany in crowds.] In passive, To be attended by a crowd.
1587. Fleming, Contin. Holinshed, III. 1013/2. The duches of Clarence, the lord Dineham,… and the baron of Carew,… came to this citie, being accompanied and stipated with a thousand fightingmen.
