peasen

[ pee-zuh n ]

/ ˈpi zən /

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noun Archaic, British Dialect.

a plural of pease.

Nearby words

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Definition for peasen (2 of 4)

pea

[ pee ]

/ pi /

noun, plural peas, (Archaic or British Dialect) pease or peas·en [pee-zuh n] /ˈpi zən/.

the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.

the plant itself.

the green, somewhat inflated pod of this plant.

any of various related or similar plants or their seed, as the chickpea.

something resembling a pea, especially in being small and round.

adjective

pertaining to, growing, containing, or cooked with peas: We cultivated some tomato vines and a pea patch.

small or small and round (usually used in combination).

pea coal.

Origin of pea

1275–1325; Middle English; back formation from pease, taken as plural

Also called English pea, garden pea, green pea (for defs 1, 2).

Related forms

pea·like, adjective

Definition for peasen (3 of 4)

pease

[ peez ]

/ piz /

noun, plural pease or peas·en [pee-zuh n] /ˈpi zən/. Archaic.

a pea.

British Dialect. a plural of pea¹.

Origin of pease

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

Related forms

pease·like, adjective

Definition for peasen (4 of 4)

pea

[ pee ]

/ pi /

noun Nautical.

bill³(def 4).

Origin of pea

First recorded in 1825–35; perhaps short for peak¹

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British Dictionary definitions for peasen (1 of 2)

pease

/ (piːz) /

noun plural pease

an archaic or dialect word for pea

Word Origin for pease

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

British Dictionary definitions for peasen (2 of 2)

pea

/ (piː) /

noun

an annual climbing leguminous plant, Pisum sativum, with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds: cultivated in temperate regions

the seed of this plant, eaten as a vegetable
(as modifier)pea soup

any of several other leguminous plants, such as the sweet pea, chickpea, and cowpea

Derived Forms

pealike, adjective

Word Origin for pea

C17: from pease (incorrectly assumed to be a plural)

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Idioms and Phrases with peasen

pea

see like as two peas in a pod.