assizingn.
/əˈsʌɪzɪŋ/ The action of regulating (weights and measures, prices, etc.) by a standard.
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the world > relative properties > measurement > [noun] > regulation by a standard
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society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > pricing > [noun] > regulating prices by standard
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the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > [noun] > in order to conform > to a standard or purpose > of weights and measures
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c1638 Order Privy Council in J. Penkethman Artachthos sig. Hijv That they observe and keep the good and antient custome, in making, assizing, and selling of all sorts of their Bread.
1860 in Morning Star 20 May There has been no assizing of weights in this town for four years.
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