assize C2 Topic:Mathematics & Measurement US /əˈsaɪz/ See IPA manual Freq #107353 Meanings 1 noun A statute or ordinance, especially one regulating weights and measures. The assize of bread and other provisions. 2 noun Anything fixed or reduced to a certainty in point of time, number, quantity, quality, weight, measure, etc. Rent of assize. 3 noun A measure, dimension, or size. An hundred cubits high by just assize. 4 noun an ancient writ issued by a court of assize to the sheriff for the recovery of property Thesaurus Word family Forms assizes Etymology From Middle English assise, from Old French assises, feminine plural participle of Old French asseoir (“to sit”), from Latin assidere. Topics Mathematics & Measurement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # assize **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /əˈsaɪz/ **Frequency rank:** 107353 ## Meanings 1. A statute or ordinance, especially one regulating weights and measures. 2. Anything fixed or reduced to a certainty in point of time, number, quantity, quality, weight, measure, etc. 3. A measure, dimension, or size. 4. an ancient writ issued by a court of assize to the sheriff for the recovery of property ## Examples - The assize of bread and other provisions. - Rent of assize. - An hundred cubits high by just assize. ## Etymology From Middle English assise, from Old French assises, feminine plural participle of Old French asseoir (“to sit”), from Latin assidere. ## Topics - Mathematics & Measurement markdown