assized

noun

an ancient writ issued by a court of assize to the sheriff for the recovery of property

the regulation of weights and measures of articles offered for sale

Roots

adas- · Latin · to, at sederesiz- · Latin · to sit ed-ed · Old English · past tense/participle marker

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