assizement
|ə-ˈsaɪz-mənt|
/əˈsaɪzmənt/
formal assessment or legal settlement
Etymology
'assizement' originates from Old French, specifically the word 'assisement', where 'assise' meant 'a sitting, session' and the term was used for a fixed ordinance or settlement.
'assisement' (Old French/Anglo-Norman) passed into Middle English as 'assizement' (or variant spellings such as 'assisement') and was used in medieval English legal and fiscal contexts as 'assizement'.
Initially, it referred to a 'sitting' or settled ordinance (a regulation or session); over time it came to mean more specifically an 'assessment' (of taxes or rates) or a judicial settlement/decision.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
an assessment or apportionment, especially of a tax, rate, or charge; the act of fixing or determining sums to be paid.
The lord ordered an assizement of the village's dues for the coming year.
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Noun 2
a decision, settlement, or session of an assize (a judicial inquest or court); a legal determination made by an assize.
The assizement of the court established the liability of the tenants.
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