mise
[ meez, mahyz ]
/ miz, maɪz /
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noun
a settlement or agreement.
Law. the issue in a proceeding instituted on a writ of right.
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Origin of mise
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”
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British Dictionary definitions for mise
mise
/ (miːz, maɪz) /
noun law
the issue in the obsolete writ of right
an agreed settlement
Word Origin for mise
C15: from Old French: action of putting, from mettre to put
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