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▪ I. † ˈpeisant, ˈpesant, a. Obs. Forms: 5–6 pesaunt, 6–7 peisant, 5 peysaunt, 6 peysant, pessant, 7 peizant; (also 5–6 Sc. paisand, paysand). [ME. a. OF. pesant, pr. pple. of peser to weigh, peise; in spelling peisant assimilated to the Eng. form of the vb.; the Sc. paisand was prop. pr. pple. of p...
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poisant
† ˈpoisant, a. Obs. In 4–5 poysaunt, 6 -sent. [a. OF. poisant, variant of pesant, peisant: see peisant, and poise v.] Weighing; heavy, weighty (in various senses): = peisant.1389 in Eng. Gilds (1870) 26 Two candels poysaunt viij. pounde. c 1477 Caxton Jason 17 Gyuyng to hys enemye many strokes terry...
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pesant
▪ I. † pesant Obs. rare. [a. F. pesant (11th c. in Littré), pr. pple. of peser to weigh, peise; also as n. ‘weight’. Cf. peisant a.] 1. The amount that a thing weighs; weight.c 1500 Melusine xxi. 142, I shall gyue hym hys pesaunnt or weyght of syluer. Ibid. xxxvii. 300 Al gaf you to eyther of vs you...
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quirace
† quirace obs. f. cuirass. (Also pl. quiracies.)1584 Hudson Du Bartas' Judith v. 365 All their bucklers, Morions, and Quiraces Were of no proofe against their peisant maces. 1596 Danett tr. Comines (1614) 12 There were not foure hundred of them armed with quiracies.
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peasant
▪ I. peasant, n. (ˈpɛzənt) Forms: α. 5 paissaunt, 6 paisaunte, peisant, peysant, -aunt, pesent, -aunt, pezzant, 6–7 paysant, pesant, pezant, 6–8 paisant, 6– peasant. β. 6 paysan, -yne, peysan, 7 paisan, peasan. [a. AF. paisant, in OF. païsent, païsant, paysant (12th c. in Godef.), mod.F. paysan (13t...
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redress
▪ I. redress, n. (rɪˈdrɛs) Also 4–7 redresse, 5–6 Sc. redres. [a. AF. redresse, -dresce (14th c.), f. redresser to redress.] 1. Reparation of, satisfaction or compensation for, a wrong sustained or the loss resulting from this.1375 Barbour Bruce xix. 198 The King send oft till ask redress, Bot nocht...
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