Pease, in
Middle English
Middle English (abbreviated to ME) is a form of the English language that was spoken after the Norman Conquest of 1066, until the late 15th century. The English language underwent distinct variations and developments following the Old English pe ...
, was a noun referring to the vegetable
pea
Pea (''pisum'' in Latin) is a pulse or fodder crop, but the word often refers to the seed or sometimes the pod of this flowering plant species. Peas are eaten as a vegetable. Carl Linnaeus gave the species the scientific name ''Pisum sativum' ...
; see that article for its etymology. The word survives into modern English in
pease pudding
Pease pudding, also known as pease porridge, is a savoury pudding dish made of boiled legumes, typically split yellow peas, with water, salt and spices, and often cooked with a bacon or ham joint. A common dish in the north-east of England ...
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Pease may also refer to:
People
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Pease family (Darlington), a prominent family in Darlington, UK
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Al Pease (1921–2014), Formula One driver
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Sir Alfred Pease, 2nd Baronet (1857–1939), English Liberal Party politician
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Alfred Pease (musician) (1838–1882), composer
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Arthur Pease (MP) (1837–1898), English MP
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Sir Arthur Pease, 1st Baronet (1866–1927), 1st Baronet and British coal magnate and railway director
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Arthur Stanley Pease (1881–1964), U.S. professor of Classics and amateur botanist
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Bas Pease (1922–2004), British physicist
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Bob Pease
Robert Allen Pease (August 22, 1940 – June 18, 2011) was an electronics engineer known for analog integrated circuit (IC) design, and as the author of technical books and articles about electronic design. He designed several very successf ...
(1940–2011), analog integrated circuit design expert
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Claire Pease (born 2009), American artistic gymnast
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Don Pease (1932–2002), U.S. Representative from Ohio
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Edward Pease (disambiguation), several people
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Elisha M. Pease (1812–1883), Texas governor
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Francis G. Pease (1881–1938), astronomer
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Frank Pease (1879–1959), Hollywood anti-Communist
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Harl Pease (1917–1942), awarded the Medal of Honor
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Henry Pease (disambiguation)
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Herbert Pease, 1st Baron Daryngton (1867–1949), English MP
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Howard Pease (1894–1974), American writer of children's literature
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Jack Pease, 1st Baron Gainford (1860–1943), son of Sir Joseph Pease, 1st Baronet
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Joachim Pease (1842-unknown), Medal of Honor recipient
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John Pease (disambiguation), several people
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Joseph Pease (railway pioneer) (1799–1872), first Quaker elected Member of Parliament, railway owner
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Sir Joseph Pease, 1st Baronet
Sir Joseph Whitwell Pease, 1st Baronet (23 June 1828 – 23 June 1903) was a British Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons from 1865 to 1903.
Biography
Pease was a ...
, MP (1828–1903), son of Joseph Pease (1799–1872)
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Joseph Pease, 2nd Baron Gainford (1889–1971)
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Joseph Pease, 3rd Baron Gainford
Joseph Edward Pease, 3rd Baron Gainford (25 December 1921 – 4 April 2013) was a British hereditary peer and a member of the Pease family (Darlington), Pease family.
He was the eldest son of Joseph Pease, 2nd Baron Gainford and his wife Veronica ...
(1921–2013)
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Ken Pease (born 1943), British criminologist
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Lute Pease (1869–1963), American cartoonist
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Patsy Pease (born 1956), American actress
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Spencer A. Pease (1817–1889), American lawyer, physician, newspaper editor, and politician
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William Harper Pease (1824–1871), American malacologist
Places
United Kingdom
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Pease Pottage
Pease Pottage is a village in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. It lies on the southern edge of the Crawley built-up area, in the civil parish of Slaugham.
The village has a motorway service station, named after the villag ...
, West Sussex, UK
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Pease Dean, Scottish Borders, Scotland
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Pease Bay, a nature reserve at Pease Bay
United States
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Pease, Minnesota
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Pease, Missouri
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Pease Air Force Base, New Hampshire (now closed), named after Harl Pease
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Pease Air National Guard Base, located on a portion of the former Air Force base
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Portsmouth International Airport at Pease
Portsmouth International Airport at Pease , formerly known as Pease International Airport, is a joint civil and military use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) west of the central business district of Portsmouth, a city in Rockingha ...
, often referred to as "Pease International Airport", at the former Air Force base, also named after Harl Pease
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Pease Township, Belmont County, Ohio
Other uses
See also
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Pea (disambiguation)
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Peace (disambiguation)
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Piece (disambiguation)
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