assize vs writ

assize and writ both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
assize	Yes	No	No	No
writ	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, writ is a hypernym of assize; that is, writ is a word with a broader meaning than assize:

assize: an ancient writ issued by a court of assize to the sheriff for the recovery of property
writ: (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer

Other hypernyms of assize include judicial writ.

assize (noun)	writ (noun)
an ancient writ issued by a court of assize to the sheriff for the recovery of property	(law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
the regulation of weights and measures of articles offered for sale