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Webster 1913 Edition

Mense

Mense

,
Noun.
[OE.
menske
, AS.
mennisc
human, man. See
Man
.]
Manliness; dignity; comeliness; civility.
[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
–
Mense′ful
(#)
,
Adj.
–
Mense′less
,
Adj.

Mense

,
Verb.
T.
To grace.
[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Definition 2024

mense

mense

English

Noun

mense ‎(plural menses)

  1. Property, owndom; possessions.
  2. (Britain, dialect) manliness; dignity; comeliness; civility

Derived terms

Verb

mense ‎(third-person singular simple present menses, present participle mensing, simple past and past participle mensed)

  1. To adorn, bring honour to; grace.

Afrikaans

Noun

mense

  1. plural of mens: people

French

Noun

mense f ‎(plural menses)

  1. table
  2. Ecclesiastical revenue, especially that of an abbey

Interlingua

Etymology

From Latin mensis ‎(“month”).

Noun

mense ‎(plural menses)

  1. month

See also

Italian

Noun

mense f

  1. plural of mensa

Latin

Noun

mēnse

  1. ablative singular of mēnsis

Etymology

From earlier mensk, from Middle English menske ‎(“courtesy, honour”), from Old Norse menska ‎(“humanity”). Cognate with Old English menniscu ‎(“the human condition, humanity”). More at mennish, mensch.

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