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mise.

The issue in a writ of right.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/miːz/
  1. The issue in a writ of right.

  2. Expense; cost; disbursement.

    obsolete
  3. A tax or tallage; in Wales, an honorary gift of the people to a new king or prince of Wales; also, a tribute paid, in the county palatine of Chester, England, at the change of the owner of the earldom.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French mise (“a putting, setting, expense”).

verb/maɪz/
  1. To make a risky move with no regard for the consequences when the alternative is certain defeat.

    slang
Where this word comes from

Contraction of might as well.

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