Peise1, n.
[See POISE.] A weight; a poise. [Obs.]
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[See POISE.] A weight; a poise. [Obs.]
v. t. To poise or weigh; to counterbalance; to outweigh. [Obs.] “Lest leaden slumber peise me down.” Shak.
But all the wrongs that he therein could lay, Might it not peise. Spenser.