syse
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Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old French cise, sise. Compare assise.
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Noun[edit]
syse (plural syses)
- size, amount, distance
- a customary or predetermined size
- a customary or traditional practice
- (law) a court of assize; a regularly scheduled regional court
- (law) a assize; a legal ruling or verdict
- (rare) a verdict; a conclusion
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “sīse, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-25.
Etymology 2[edit]
Of unclear origin;[1] related to Old Italian sisa;[2] perhaps ultimately related to syse (“amount”).[1][2] See size for more.
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Noun[edit]
syse
Descendants[edit]
- English: size
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “sīse, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 “size”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.