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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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