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assize

/əˈsaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.15 in modern English

Syllables
as-size
IPA
/əˈsaɪz/
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A session or inquiry made before a court or jury.

noun

The verdict reached or pronouncement given by a panel of jurors.

noun

An assembly of knights and other substantial men, with a bailiff or justice, in a certain place and at a certain time, for public business.

noun

A statute or ordinance, especially one regulating weights and measures.

noun

Anything fixed or reduced to a certainty in point of time, number, quantity, quality, weight, measure, etc.

noun

A measure, dimension, or size.

Obsolete

verb

To assess; to set or fix the quantity or price.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English assise, from Old French assises, feminine plural participle of Old French asseoir (“to sit”), from Latin assidere.

Origin

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Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Law.

Inflected Forms

assizes (plural) aßize (alternative, obsolete) assizes (present, singular) assizing (participle, present) assized (participle, past) assized (past)

Derived Forms

assizer assizor

Phrases

Great Assize maiden assize

Rhymes With

guys eyes size four eyes king size rise surprise lies exercise prize tries wise

Questions

How do you pronounce assize?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈsaɪz/.
What does assize mean?
A session or inquiry made before a court or jury.
Where does assize come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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