METE


Meaning of METE in English

v.tr. 1 (usu. foll. by out) literary apportion or allot (a punishment or reward). 2 poet. or Bibl. measure. mete-wand (or -yard) a standard of estimation.

[ OE metan f. Gmc., rel. to MEET(1) ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.