† equipoisuren.
Obsolete. rare.
A state of being evenly balanced.
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evennessa1398
peisea1400
equal (also even) poise1555
counterpoise1594
libration1603
equal, even scale1604
equilibre1621
poise1621
poisurea1625
balance1642
equilibrity1644
equilibrium1660
equipoise1661
equipoisure1683
equiponderancy1710
equiponderance1775
repose1805
equibalance1841
stasis1920
1683 J. Pettus Ess. Metallick Words at Ballance, in Fleta Minor ii By standing in an Equipoisure or not, it [sc. the tongue of this Ballance] doth..tell you the difference or certainty of the Weights.
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