Mas

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mas"

English

Alternative forms

• Mass, Mas', Mars, Mess (chiefly in Scottish uses)

Etymology

Shortened from master.

Noun

Mas (plural Masses)

1. (now historical, chiefly in representations of US and Caribbean dialect) Master, used as a title of respect. [from 16th c.]
   • 1605 (first performance), Beniamin Ionson [i.e., Ben Jonson], “Volpone, or The Foxe. A Comœdie. […]”, in The Workes of Beniamin Ionson (First Folio), London: […] Will[iam] Stansby, published 1616, →OCLC, Act II, scene i:

     Is Mass’ Stone dead?

   • 1884 December 10, Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: (Tom Sawyer’s Comrade) […], London: Chatto & Windus, […], →OCLC:

     Why, Mars Tom, I doan' want no rats.

   • 1921, Henry Williamson, The Beautiful Years:

     ‘Thank ee, Mas’ Norman,’ replied Jim, touching his cap.

2. (obsolete, Scotland) The title of someone holding a Master of Arts, especially a Presbyterian minister. [17th–19th c.]

Derived terms

• Mas John

Anagrams

• 'ams, MSA, Sam., ASM, AMS, sam, sma, SMA, Sam, S. Am., A.M.s, SAM, asm

Catalan

Etymology

From mas (“farmhouse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈmas]

Proper noun

Mas m or f by sense

1. a surname

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French Mars (“Mars”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mas/

Proper noun

Mas

1. Mars

See also

• (planets of the solar system) planèt nan sistèm solè a; Mèki, Venis, Latè, Mas, Jipitè, Satin, Iranis, Neptin