A tax or tallage; in Wales, an honorary gift of the people to a new king or prince of Wales; also, a tribute paid, in the county palatine of Chester, England, at the change of the owner of the earldom.
Verb
Make a risky move with no regard for the consequences when the alternative is certain defeat.
Origin
Borrowed from French mise ("a putting, setting, expense").
Abbreviation of might as well
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