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Middle English
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)
- mace (spice)
- (rare) mastic (resin)
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