metes in English

noun
1
a boundary or boundary stone.
In my opinion any part of a building which is defined by metes and bounds is ‘premises’ in respect of which a licence can be granted, provided it is in the justices' opinion structurally adapted for the sale of liquor.’
verb
1
dispense or allot justice, a punishment, or harsh treatment.
he denounced the maltreatment meted out to minorities
noun

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1. Synonyms for Administrates include allocates, apportions, dispenses, distributes, doles, executes, metes, carries out, doles out and metes out

2. In short, the objector Annuls an integral part of the system—makes a new law, and coolly metes out such penalty as he thinks fit

3. A Cadastre (also spelled cadaster), using a cadastral survey or cadastral map, is a comprehensive register of the metes-and-bounds real property of a country