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Word: Peise
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English (in an earlier sense). Partly from Anglo-Norman pais, pas, peies, peis, peiz weight, heaviness, importance, measure of weight, piece of metal used as a standard measure of weight, load, balance (late 12th century or earlier; compare Old French peis and Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French pois (French poids)) from classical Latin pēnsum weight, and partly from Anglo-Norman peise, peisse measure of weight, balance (first half of the 12th century as peise; compare Old French (Blois) paise and Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French poise) from post-classical Latin pensa measure of weight (4th century; also as pesa, peisa (frequently 1213–1573 in British sources)), weight, heaviness, use as noun of feminine of past participle of classical Latin pendere to weigh
Balance, poise, equilibrium; the action of balancing or holding something poised. Now rare (English regional in later use).
- paise
- pace
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