Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mise

/miːz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables: mise
IPA: /miːz/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The issue in a writ of right.

noun

Expense; cost; disbursement.

Obsolete

noun

A tax or tallage; in Wales, an honorary gift of the people to a new king or prince of Wales; also, a tribute paid, in the county palatine of Chester, England, at the change of the owner of the earldom.

Obsolete

verb

To make a risky move with no regard for the consequences when the alternative is certain defeat.

Slang

Etymology

Borrowed from French mise (“a putting, setting, expense”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: mise

Usage

Inflected Forms

mises (plural) mises (present, singular) mising (participle, present) mised (participle, past) mised (past)

Phrases

Mise of Amiens Mise of Lewes

Frequently Paired Words

Mise of Amiens Mise of Lewes

Homonyms

mease

Questions

How do you pronounce mise?: The recorded pronunciation is /miːz/.
What does mise mean?: The issue in a writ of right.
Where does mise come from?: It is traced to French.

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