peasen
[ pee-zuh n ]
/ ˈpi zən /
noun Archaic, British Dialect.
a plural of pease.
Words nearby peasen
pease,
pease pudding,
pease-brose,
peasecod,
peasecod breastplate,
peasen,
peashooter,
peasouper,
peat,
peat bog,
peat moss
Definition for peasen (2 of 4)
pea
1
[ pee ]
/ pi /
noun, plural peas, (Archaic or British Dialect) pease or peas·en [pee-zuh n] /ˈpi zən/.
adjective
Origin of pea
1
1275–1325; Middle English; back formation from
pease, taken as plural
OTHER WORDS FROM pea
pea·like, adjectiveDefinition for peasen (3 of 4)
pease
[ peez ]
/ piz /
noun, plural pease or peas·en [pee-zuh n] /ˈpi zən/. Archaic.
Origin of pease
before 900; Middle English
pese, Old English
peose, pise < Late Latin
pisa feminine singular use of plural of Latin
pisum (neuter) < Greek
píson pea, pulse
OTHER WORDS FROM pease
pease·like, adjectiveDefinition for peasen (4 of 4)
Origin of pea
2
First recorded in 1825–35; perhaps short for
peak1
British Dictionary definitions for peasen (1 of 2)
Word Origin for pease
Old English
peose, via Late Latin from Latin
pisa peas, pl of
pisum, from Greek
pison
British Dictionary definitions for peasen (2 of 2)
pea
/ (piː) /
noun
an annual climbing leguminous plant, Pisum sativum, with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds: cultivated in temperate regions
- the seed of this plant, eaten as a vegetable
- (as modifier)pea soup
any of several other leguminous plants, such as the sweet pea, chickpea, and cowpea
Derived forms of pea
pealike, adjectiveWord Origin for pea
C17: from
pease (incorrectly assumed to be a plural)
Idioms and Phrases with peasen
pea
see like as two peas in a pod.