1. v.tr.
1. (usu. foll. by out) literary apportion or allot (a punishment or reward).
2 poet. or Bibl. measure.
Phrases and idioms:
mete-wand (or -yard) a standard of estimation.
Etymology: OE metan f. Gmc., rel. to MEET(1) 2. n. a boundary or boundary stone.
Etymology: ME f. OF f. L meta boundary, goal