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==Origin==
 
==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], to weigh, [[ponder]], from Anglo-French peiser, poiser, from Latin pensare
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[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], to weigh, [[ponder]], from Anglo-French peiser, poiser, from Latin pensare
 
==Date==
 
==Date==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1598]
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1598]
  
<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Poise''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Poise '''''this link'''''].</center>
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<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Poise''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Poise '''''this link'''''].</center>
  
 
==Definitions==
 
==Definitions==

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Origin

Middle English, to weigh, ponder, from Anglo-French peiser, poiser, from Latin pensare

Date

1598

For lessons on the topic of Poise, follow this link.

Definitions

transitive verb
  • 1 a : balance; especially : to hold or carry in equilibrium <carried a water jar poised on her head>
b : to hold supported or suspended without motion in a steady position <poised her fork and gave her guest a knowing look — Louis Bromfield>
  • 2 : to hold or carry (the head) in a particular way
  • 3 : to put into readiness : brace
intransitive verb
  • 1 : to become drawn up into readiness
  • 2 : hover

See also