mete
1mete
transitive verb \ˈmēt\met·edmet·ing
Definition of METE
1
archaic : measure
2
: to give out by measure : dole —usually used with out <mete out punishment>
Origin of METE
Middle English, from Old English metan; akin to Old High German mezzan to measure, Latin modus measure, Greek medesthai to be mindful of
First Known Use: before 12th century
2mete
nounDefinition of METE
: boundary <metes and bounds>
Origin of METE
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin meta
First Known Use: 15th century
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