(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:52:46

Peise (?), n. [See Poise.]

A weight; a poise.

[Obs.] "To weigh pence with a peise."

Piers Plowman.

 

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Peise, v. t.

To poise or weight.

[Obs.]

Chaucer.

Lest leaden slumber peise me down. Shak.

 

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