mizzen
English
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
mizzen
- /ˈmɪ.zən/
Rhymes with -ɪzən
Where it comes from
From Middle English mesan, meseyn, myson, from Middle French misaine, modified from Old French migenne (through influence from Italian mezzana), from Old Catalan mitjana, feminine of mitjan, ultimately from Latin medianus. Doublet of mean and median.
noun mizzens · mizen · missen
- Mizzenmast.
- Mizzensail. Finding it was like to overblow, we took in our Sprit-ſail, and ſtood by to hand the Fore-ſail; but making foul Weather, we look'd the Guns were all faſt, and handed the Miſſen.
adjective mizen · missen
- Hindmost; nearest the stern. the mizzen shrouds, sails, etc.
Talk about this word "mizzen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mizzen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mizzen. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mizzen "mizzen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mizzen.Cite this
@misc{mizzen_2026,
title = {mizzen},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mizzen},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
