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s | pease |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun pease is

(archaic) form of pea, then later of peas .

As a verb pease is

(obsolete) to make peace between (conflicting people, states etc); to reconcile.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    pease

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) pise, from .

    Noun

    (peasen)
  • (archaic) form of pea, then later of peas
    • Usage notes
    * The original singular was pease'', and the plural was (peasen). Over the centuries, ''pease'' became used as the plural, ''peasen'' was dropped, (pea) was created as a new singular, and finally ''pease was respelled (peas).
    Related terms
    * pease porridge * Pease Porridge Hot * pease pudding

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) paiser, (pesser) et al., (etyl) paisier, aphetic form of . Probably also partly from aphetic use of (appease).

    Verb

    (peas)
  • (obsolete) To make peace between (conflicting people, states etc.); to reconcile.
  • (obsolete) To bring (a war, conflict) to an end.
  • (obsolete) To placate, appease (someone).
  • * 1526 , William Tyndale, trans. Bible , Matthew XXVIII:
    • And yf this come to the rulers eares, we wyll pease him, and make you safe.