macys

Middle English

Alternative forms

• maas, mace, maces, macez, macz, mases, masis, masys, mauce

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaːsis/, /ˈmaːs(ə)/

Noun

macys (plural macys)

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

Descendants

• English: mace
  • → Japanese: メース (meisu)
  • → Maori: meihi

References

• “mācis, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.