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assize

noun

as·​size ə-ˈsīz How to pronounce assize (audio)
1
a
: a judicial inquest
b
: an action to be decided by such an inquest, the writ for instituting it, or the verdict or finding rendered by the jury
2
a
: the former periodical sessions of the superior courts in English counties for trial of civil and criminal cases
usually used in plural
b
: the time or place of holding such a court, the court itself, or a session of it
usually used in plural

Word History

Etymology

Middle English assise, from Anglo-French, session, legal action, from asseer, asseoir to seat, from Vulgar Latin *assedēre, from Latin assidēre to sit beside, assist in the office of a judge, from ad- + sedēre to sit — more at sit

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of assize was in the 13th century

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