Definition of admeasure Admeasure

ad•meas•ure

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admeasures, admeasuring, admeasured

admeasure - determine the quantity of someone's share

ascertain, find out, determine, find learn or discover with certainty

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admeasure (Verb)
To apportion.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

admeasure (v. t.)
To measure.
admeasure (v. t.)
To determine the proper share of, or the proper apportionment; as, to admeasure dower; to admeasure common of pasture.
admeasure (v. t.)
The measure of a thing; dimensions; size.
admeasure (v. t.)
Formerly, the adjustment of proportion, or ascertainment of shares, as of dower or pasture held in common. This was by writ of admeasurement, directed to the sheriff.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

admeasure
ad-mezh′ūr, v.t. to measure: to apportion:—pr.p. admeas′ūring; pa.p. admeas′ūred.—n. Admeas′urement (see Measurement). [Fr.—Late L. admensurāre—L. ad, to, mensura, Measure.]

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admeasure, verb, present, 1st person singular of admeasure (infinitive).
admeasure, verb (infinitive).

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