mise

M3I1S1E1
/miːz//maɪz/

noun

The issue in a writ of right.

Similar
mise well
OriginFrench mise →
Less commonScrabble 6
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Meanings

mise1

nounmise (plural mises)

plural mises

  1. lawThe issue in a writ of right.
  2. obsoleteExpense; cost; disbursement.
  3. obsoleteA tax or tallage; in Wales, an honorary gift of the people to a new king or prince of Wales; also, a tribute paid, in the county palatine of Chester, England, at the change of the owner of the earldom.

mise2

verb
  1. abbreviationcontractionContraction of might as well.

    Synonyms: mise well

verbmise (third-person singular simple present mises, present participle mising, simple past and past participle mised)

present singular third person mises · participle present mising · participle past mised · past mised

  1. slanggamesTo make a risky move with no regard for the consequences when the alternative is certain defeat.

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Frenchmise“a putting, setting, expense”
  2. Englishmise

Borrowed from French mise (“a putting, setting, expense”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

mise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mise

MLA

“mise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mise. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mise,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mise.

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