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peises

peises is the plural of peise.

peises is the third-person singular simple present indicative of peise.

Meaning of peise

Noun

peise (plural peises)

  1. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) A weight; a poise.
    • To weigh pence with a peise.c. 1378-9, [William Langland], “(please specify the passus number)”, in The Vision of Pierce Plowman [...] (Cr, B-text), London: […] Roberte Crowley, […], published 1550, →OCLC
  2. (obsolete) A heavy blow, an impact.
    • Great Ptolomæe it for his lemans sake / Ybuilded all of glasse, by Magicke powre, / And also it impregnable did make; / Yet when his loue was false, he with a peaze it brake.1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto II”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC

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Questions about peises

What is peises the plural of?
Peises is the plural of peise.

Words near peises in the dictionary

  1. Peis
  2. Peisander
  3. peisant
  4. peise
  5. peised
  6. peises
  7. peishwa
  8. peishwah
  9. peishwahs
  10. peishwahship
  11. peishwahships

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