Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
METE
I. transitive verb (meted; meting)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English metan; akin to Old High German mezzan to measure, Latin modus measure, Greek medesthai to be mindful of Date: before 12th century measure , to give out by measure ; dole ,
II. noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin meta
Date: 15th century
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