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pease

[ peez ]

noun

, Archaic.
, plural pease or peas·en [pee, -z, uh, n].
  1. a pea.
  2. British Dialect. a plural of pea 1.


pease

/ piːz /

noun

  1. an archaic or dialect word for pea
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • peaselike adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pease1

before 900; Middle English pese, Old English peose, pise < Late Latin pisa feminine singular use of plural of Latin pisum (neuter) < Greek píson pea, pulse
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pease1

Old English peose, via Late Latin from Latin pisa peas, pl of pisum, from Greek pison
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Example Sentences

The former Pease Air Force Base in New Hampshire marked our first stop.

They also become eligible for the AMT, and if they aren't hit by the AMT, they will get hit by the Pease deduction phaseout.

(I mean the widow lady's whiskered companion)—I saw him eat pease with the very knife with which he had dissected the duck!

Every rail and post was utilized for hitching, and Town-marshal Pease, his star displayed, patrolled the town to avert disorder.

The motion to allow Mr. Pease to make his solemn affirmation in place of the usual oath was agreed to unanimously.

So we had a dish of mackerell and pease, and so he bid us good night, going to lie on board the hoy, and I to bed.

Pease are in common use on every table in March, and every kind of culinary vegetable is equally forward.

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