pease

Definition

Alternative form of pea (“common plant; its edible seed”).

Etymology

From Middle English pese (“pea”), from Old English pise (“pea”), from Late Latin pisa, variant of Latin pisum (“pea”), from Ancient Greek πίσον (píson), variant of πίσος (písos).

Example Sentences

• "Pease porridge hot, pease porridge cold, […]"
• "It was fiercely cold, but I was a good deal warmed when the lad who drove me, talking of the crops of the country, spoke of “the peasen.” Thank God! I said to myself, there is still some smack of old England left in the land."