misease

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English

Etymology

From Middle English myssease, from Old French mesaise, from mes- (“mis-”) + aise (“ease”). Equivalent to mis- +‎ ease. Cognate with French mésaise.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /mɪsˈiːz/
(General American) IPA^(key): /mɪsˈiz/
Rhymes: -iːz

Noun

misease

(archaic) Suffering, distress.
- 1598, Homer, translated by George Chapman, Seaven Bookes of the Iliades of Homere, Prince of Poets, Iohn Windet, page 124:
  Downe fell he ſounding, and the king, thus plaide with his miſeaſe: […]
- 1602, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Parſons tale”, in The workes of Geffray Chaucer‎:
  And moꝛeouer, the miſeaſe of hell ſhall bee in delaute of meat and dꝛinke.
- 1812, Alexander Ross, Helenore: Or the Fortunate Shepherdess, A. Smith, page 76:
  And Nory's heart was at the tale right sair,
  But her misease came frae another care:
  Her heart for LINDY now began to heal,
  And she's in swidder great to think him leal: […]
- 1875, Charles Cowden Clarke, The Canterbury tales of Chaucer, with notes by T. Tyrwhitt., page 196:
  And therefore saith Job to God, ' Suffer, Lord, that I may a while bewail and beweep, ere I go without returning to the dark land, covered with the darkness of death ; to the land of misease and of darkness, whereas is the shadow of death; whereas is no order nor ordinance, but grisly dread that ever shall last.'

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