English words starting with metes

Meanings of Metes:

verb

Dispense or allot justice, a punishment, or harsh treatment.

Usage examples:

Punishments meted out to soldiers who violated army regulations

noun

A boundary or boundary stone.

Usage examples:

In my opinion any part of a building which is defined by metes and bounds is ‘premises’ in respect …

phrasal verb

To give or order a punishment

Usage examples:

The prison sentence is the toughest meted out to any of the seven athletes who have pleaded guilty.

Meanings of Metestrus:

noun

A short period following oestrus in many mammals, marked by the cessation of sexual behaviour and corresponding to the early period of corpus luteum development.