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pease

/piːz/ noun

Latin root: pisa Wiktionary

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

noun

  1. plural of pea

verb

  1. To make peace between (conflicting people, states etc.); to reconcile.
  2. To bring (a war, conflict) to an end.
  3. 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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