pease

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of pea (“common plant; its edible seed”).
noun
  1. plural of pea
verb
  1. To make peace between (conflicting people, states etc.); to reconcile.
  2. To bring (a war, conflict) to an end.
  3. To placate, appease (someone).
name
  1. A surname originating as an occupation for a seller or grower of peas.
  2. A place in the United States:
  3. A minor city in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota.
  4. An unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri.
  5. A township in Belmont County, Ohio.

Pronunciation

/piːz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pease.wav

Word forms

pease peasen peases peasing peased

Etymology

From Middle English pese (“pea”), from Old English pise (“pea”), from Late Latin pisa, variant of Latin pisum (“pea”), from Ancient Greek πίσον (píson), variant of πίσος (písos).

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