manace
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See also: manacé
English[edit]
Noun[edit]
manace (countable and uncountable, plural manaces)
Verb[edit]
manace (third-person singular simple present manaces, present participle manacing, simple past and past participle manaced)
References[edit]
- “manace”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams[edit]
Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old French menace, manace, from Latin minācia (“threat”), a noun based on mināx (“threatening”).
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
manace (plural manaces)
- A perceived threat or danger.
- The act of threatening.
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- English: menace
References[edit]
- “manā̆ce, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
manace
- Alternative form of manacen
Old French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin minācia (“threat”), a noun based on mināx (“threatening”).
Noun[edit]
manace oblique singular, f (oblique plural manaces, nominative singular manace, nominative plural manaces)
- threat (verbal or written warning)
- c. 1155, Wace, Le Roman de Brut:
- Elfroi oï que il venoit
Et les manaces qu'il faisoit- Elfroi heard he was coming
and the threats that he was making
- Elfroi heard he was coming
- threat (danger; hazard)
Descendants[edit]
Verb[edit]
manace
- first-person singular present indicative of manacer
- third-person singular present indicative of manacer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of manacer
- third-person singular present subjunctive of manacer
- second-person singular imperative of manacer
References[edit]
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “mĭnācia”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 6/2: Mercatio–Mneme, page 98
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