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Added 10 October 2026

pease

/piːz/ noun

Latin root: pisa Wiktionary

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Alternative form of pea (“common plant; its edible seed”).

noun

plural of pea

verb

To make peace between (conflicting people, states etc.); to reconcile.
To bring (a war, conflict) to an end.
To placate, appease (someone).

Origin

From Middle English pese (“pea”), from Old English pise (“pea”), from Late Latin pisa, variant of Latin pisum (“pea”), from Ancient Greek πίσον (píson), variant of πίσος (písos).

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