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A weight; a poise.

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  1. n. A weight; a poise.
  2. v. t. To poise or weight.
  3. A weight; a poise. [Obs.] "To weigh pence with a peise." Piers Plowman. To poise or weight. [Obs.] Chaucer. Lest leaden slumber peise me down. Shak.
  4. A weight; a poise. [Obs.] "To weigh pence with a peise." PiersPlowman.
  5. n. A weight; a poise. v. t. To poise or weight.