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English
Etymology 1
Noun
plaise (plural plaises)
- Obsolete form of plaice (the fish)
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Etymology 2
Verb
plaise (third-person singular simple present plaises, present participle plaising, simple past and past participle plaised)
- (dialectal) Alternative form of please
1844 January–December, W[illiam] M[akepeace] Thackeray, “My Pedigree and Family.—Undergo the Influence of the Tender Passion.”, in “The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq. [The Luck of Barry Lyndon.]”, in Miscellanies: Prose and Verse, volume III, London: Bradbury and Evans, , published 1856, →OCLC:‘Port, if you plaise,’ says Mr. Goldsmith, laughing.
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French
Pronunciation
Verb
plaise
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive of plaire
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Old French
Verb
plaise
- third-person singular present subjunctive of plaire