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单词 peise
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Definition of peise in English:

peise

(also paise, pace)
noun peɪs
English Regional, South-Western, Scottish, Northern
  • Balance, poise, equilibrium; the action of balancing or holding something poised. Now rare (English regional in later use).

Origin

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 cent. or earlier; compare Old French peis and Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French pois) from classical Latin pēnsum weight, and partly from Anglo-Norman peise, peisse measure of weight, balance (first half of the 12th cent. 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 cent.; 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.

 
 

Definition of peise in US English:

peise

(also paise, pace)
nounpeɪs
English Regional, South-Western, Scottish, Northern
  • Balance, poise, equilibrium; the action of balancing or holding something poised. Now rare (English regional in later use).

Origin

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 cent. or earlier; compare Old French peis and Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French pois) from classical Latin pēnsum weight, and partly from Anglo-Norman peise, peisse measure of weight, balance (first half of the 12th cent. 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 cent.; 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.

 
 
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