mise

[meez, mahyz]

noun

1. a settlement or agreement.

2. Law.,  the issue in a proceeding instituted on a writ of right.

mise

/ maɪz, miːz /

noun

1. the issue in the obsolete writ of right

2. an agreed settlement

Word History and Origins

Origin of mise¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Anglo-French: “a putting, setting down (e.g. of expenses),” noun use of feminine of mis “set down,” from Latin missus, past participle of mittere “to send, bestow”

Word History and Origins

Origin of mise¹

C15: from Old French: action of putting, from mettre to put

Example Sentences

Then I just get at it: one big mise en place, one big protein cook-off, one big baked goods batch.

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TikTok serves up step-by-step mise en place with soft jazz and fingernail clacks; mukbang creators rake in millions by eating crab legs in front of a ring light.

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Without proper mise en place — ingredients prepped, broth warmed, tools within reach — you risk a gummy, stodgy disappointment.

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In place of complicated recipes requiring a full afternoon of mise en place, she offers shortcuts designed to reduce anxiety and, crucially, the risk of giving up altogether.

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The myth that all of the ingredients need to be prepared before any cooking starts comes to us from restaurant kitchens, where the concept of “mise en place,” French for put in place, is fundamental.

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Related Words

• arrangement 
• bargain 
• bond 
• commitment 
• guarantee 
• obligation 
• pact 
• pledge 
• record 
• settlement