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Entry 5 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Assize

· As·size · IPA /əˈsaɪz/
01 n. 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.
  1. 1.
    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.[Obs.]
  2. 2.
    A special kind of jury or inquest.(Law)
  3. 3.
    Measure; dimension; size.
    “An hundred cubits high by just assize.” — Spenser.
02 v. t. To assess; to value; to rate.
imp. & p. p. Assized; p. pr. & vb. n. Assizing
  1. 1.
    To assess; to value; to rate.[Obs.]
  2. 2.
    To fix the weight, measure, or price of, by an ordinance or regulation of authority.[Obs.]