† pesantn.¹

Forms: late Middle English pesaunnt, late Middle English pesaunt.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French pesant.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Middle French pesant weight (c1140 in Old French), use as noun of pesant , present participle of peser to weigh (see peise v.). Compare Anglo-Norman and Middle French pesant , adjective (see peisant adj.). Compare earlier peisant adj.With quot. c1500¹ compare Middle French, French pesant d'or (in valoir son pesant d'or and similar phrases; a1174 in Old French as achater sun pesant d'or ; compare also Middle French valoir son pesant d'argent (c1460); compare weight n.¹ 9).

Obsolete. rare.

The amount that a thing weighs; weight.

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the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] > amount determined by weighing

weightc1000

peisea1382

poise1421

pesantc1500

c1500 Melusine (1895) 300 Algaf you to eyther of vs your pesaunt or weyght of fyn gold.

c1500 Melusine (1895) 142 I shall gyue hym hys pesaunnt or weyght of syluer.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

† pesantn.²

Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish pesante.

Etymology: < Spanish †pesante (1295 or earlier; frequently as pesantes de oro ), use as noun of pesante , present participle of pesar (see peise v.), probably after besante (a1271; compare bezant n.). Compare Old Occitan pesant (2nd half of 13th cent.), Catalan pesant (1534).

Obsolete.

The name of a coin or weight; (perhaps) = bezant n.

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society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > foreign coins > [noun]

shillingc950

crown1397

pesant1577

acker1937

1577 E. Hellowes tr. A. de Guevara Chron. x. 35 That he should..giue 100000 pesants of golde [Sp. pesantes de oro] to paye the armie.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	pesant
释义	† pesantn.¹ Forms: late Middle English pesaunnt, late Middle English pesaunt. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French pesant. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Middle French pesant weight (c1140 in Old French), use as noun of pesant , present participle of peser to weigh (see peise v.). Compare Anglo-Norman and Middle French pesant , adjective (see peisant adj.). Compare earlier peisant adj.With quot. c1500¹ compare Middle French, French pesant d'or (in valoir son pesant d'or and similar phrases; a1174 in Old French as achater sun pesant d'or ; compare also Middle French valoir son pesant d'argent (c1460); compare weight n.¹ 9). Obsolete. rare. The amount that a thing weighs; weight. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] > amount determined by weighing weightc1000 peisea1382 poise1421 pesantc1500 c1500 Melusine (1895) 300 Algaf you to eyther of vs your pesaunt or weyght of fyn gold. c1500 Melusine (1895) 142 I shall gyue hym hys pesaunnt or weyght of syluer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2021). † pesantn.² Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish pesante. Etymology: < Spanish †pesante (1295 or earlier; frequently as pesantes de oro ), use as noun of pesante , present participle of pesar (see peise v.), probably after besante (a1271; compare bezant n.). Compare Old Occitan pesant (2nd half of 13th cent.), Catalan pesant (1534). Obsolete. The name of a coin or weight; (perhaps) = bezant n. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > foreign coins > [noun] shillingc950 crown1397 pesant1577 acker1937 1577 E. Hellowes tr. A. de Guevara Chron. x. 35 That he should..giue 100000 pesants of golde [Sp. pesantes de oro] to paye the armie. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < n.¹c1500n.²1577
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