peise

peise is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.A weight; a poise. [Obs.] "To weigh pence with a peise." Piers Plowman.
  2. 2.To poise or weight. [Obs.] Chaucer. Lest leaden slumber peise me down. Shak.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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