assize /əˈsaɪz/noun 6verb 1forms 3 noun6 •A session or inquiry made before a court or jury. •An assembly of knights and other substantial men, with a bailiff or justice, in a certain place and at a certain time, for public business. •A statute or ordinance, especially one regulating weights and measures. •The verdict reached or pronouncement given by a panel of jurors. •Anything fixed or reduced to a certainty in point of time, number, quantity, quality, weight, measure, etc. •(no longer used) A measure, dimension, or size. verb1 •To assess; to set or fix the quantity or price. formsassized · assizing · assizes