To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like / To mend with pieces; to repair by fastening pieces on. / To make out of pieces or patches, like a quilt.

Following of cultural evolution.

Archaic form of drachma.

The act of declining or refusing. / (law) The legal privilege of a party, in certain circumstances, to decline the jurisdiction of a judge before whom the party's case sits. / (law) Recusal.