marse

English

Alternative forms

• Marse

Etymology

From master

Noun

marse (plural marses)

1. (obsolete, dialectal, US, Caribbean) Alternative form of master, often used as a general title of respect.
   • ante 1887, Innes Randolph, "Good Ol' Rebel Soldier":

     I followed old Marse Robert for four year near about / Got wounded in three place and starved at Point Lookout

   • 1941, Bernice Bowden, Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States^[1]:

     My white folks was Ad White what owned me. Called him Marse Ad. Don't call folks marse much now-days.

   • 1941, Work Projects Administration, Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States^[2]:

     All of marse Butler's people were Creek Indians.

Anagrams

• mares
• maser
• reams
• smear