What does "feese" mean?

Obsolete form of feeze (“running start”).

What is a synonym for "feese"?

Common synonyms include: achievement, annulet, armory, arms, azure, bandeau.

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Noun

1
Obsolete form of feeze (“running start”). alt-of, obsolete
"Conatum longius petere. Quintill: To fetche his feese of beave further of in leaping."
2
Alternative form of fess (“horizontal band, in heraldry”). alt-of, alternative
"William Fellow als Norry grants to thomas thacker of Hyghege in Com. Derby gen . these Armes following: Gules a feese betwene iij maskes argent And by way of Augmentacon upon the Feese a treyfull asure stalkede verte betweene ij bytturse heds rasy in theire ppr . coloure, about theire necks a laase wth a folding knotte golde taslede azure on every masks iij droppes sable."
3
Obsolete form of feeze (“state of fretful excitement or worry”). alt-of, obsolete

Verb

1
Alternative form of feeze (“to freeze”). alt-of, alternative
"Some rain in the night which feesed [froze] as it fell, […]"

"Conatum longius petere. Quintill: To fetche his feese of beave further of in leaping."

Perhaps from Middle English fese (“a blast, a rush, a burst”), a derivative of Middle English fesen (“to put to flight”). More at faze.

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