Mēase, n.
n. [N. H. Ger. masz, measure, O. H. Ger. mez, M. H. Ger. mez, māze, Fr. meas, from N. H. Ger. messen, to measure, M. H. Ger. mezen, O. H. Ger. mezzan, mezan, Goth. mit-n.] The number of five hundred; as, a mease of herrings.
n. [N. H. Ger. masz, measure, O. H. Ger. mez, M. H. Ger. mez, māze, Fr. meas, from N. H. Ger. messen, to measure, M. H. Ger. mezen, O. H. Ger. mezzan, mezan, Goth. mit-n.] The number of five hundred; as, a mease of herrings.