mease

1 of 2

transitive verb

ˈmēz

-ed/-ing/-s

chiefly Scottish

: to make calm : pacify, mitigate

mease

2 of 2

ˈmēz

dialectal British variant of maze:3

Word History

Etymology

Transitive verb

Middle English mesen, short for amesen, from Middle French amaisier, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin admansiare, from Latin ad- + (assumed) Vulgar Latin mansum house, farm, from Latin, neuter of mansus, past participle of manēre to remain

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