mastiff
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mastiff¹
- /ˈmæstɪf/ US, UK
Where it comes from
From Middle English mastif, mastyf, an aberrant derivation (with influence from Old French mestif) from Old French mastin (modern French mâtin), from Vulgar Latin *mansuetinus (“tamed (animal)”), from Latin mansuetus (“tamed”).
noun mastiffs · mastives · Mastiff
- One of an old breed of powerful, deep-chested, and smooth-coated dogs, used chiefly as watchdogs and guard dogs. At which time, they wryte that Demoſthenes told the people of Athens, the fable of the ſheepe and woulues, how that the woulues came on a time, and willed the ſheepe, if they woulde haue peace with them, to deliuer them their maſtiues that kept them.
Mastiff²
noun Mastiffs
- Alternative letter-case form of mastiff
Translations
Talk about this word "mastiff." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mastiff. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mastiff. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mastiff "mastiff." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mastiff.Cite this
@misc{mastiff_2026,
title = {mastiff},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mastiff},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
