MEASE

Etymology 1

Noun

mease (plural meases)

(UK, dialect, dated) A measure of varying quantity, often five or six (long or short) hundred, used especially when counting herring.

Etymology 2

Noun

mease (plural meases)

(obsolete) A mess, a mese: a meal.

Etymology 3

Noun

mease (plural meases)

(obsolete) A dwelling or messuage.

Anagrams

• Amees, Aseem, Eames, Emesa, Maese, Samee, amese, eames

Proper noun

Mease (plural Meases)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mease is the 12931st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2376 individuals. Mease is most common among White (88.64%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Amees, Aseem, Eames, Emesa, Maese, Samee, amese, eames

Source: Wiktionary


Mease, n. Etym: [Cf. G. mass measure.]

Definition: Five hundred; as, a mease of herrings. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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