See Also: peise(1)(dictionary)
peise(2)(dictionary)

peise(1) (iou)



peise noun. ME.
[Anglo-Norman, Old French peis, later pois: see POISE noun1.]
= POISE noun1 1. ME-E17.
A piece of some heavy substance used as a weight; spec. (a) a standard weight for goods; (b) a weight in the mechanism of a clock. Now Scot. & dial. ME.
= POISE noun1 2. LME-E17.
Balance, poise, equilibrium. Cf. POISE noun1 5. Now dial. LME.
= POISE noun1 3. L15-E17.