Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle French macis, from Old French macis, from Medieval Latin macis, from Latin macir, from Ancient Greek μάκιρ (mákir).

Forms like mace are from reinterpretation of macys as a singular.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmaːsis/, /ˈmaːs(ə)/

Noun

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macys (plural macys)

  1. mace (spice)
  2. (rare) mastic (resin)

Descendants

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  • English: mace
    • Japanese: メース (meisu)
    • Korean: 메이스 (meiseu)
    • Maori: meihi
    • Welsh: mês

References

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