"marse" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mɑː(ɹ)s/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-marse.wav [Southern-England] Forms: marses [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)s Etymology: From master. Head templates: {{en-noun}} marse (plural marses)
  1. (obsolete, dialectal, US, Caribbean) Alternative form of master, often used as a general title of respect. Tags: Caribbean, US, alt-of, alternative, dialectal, obsolete Alternative form of: master, often used as a general title of respect Synonyms: Marse
    Sense id: en-marse-en-noun-xsz5uN00 Categories (other): American English, Caribbean English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From master.",
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    {
      "form": "marses",
      "tags": [
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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          "word": "master"
        },
        {
          "word": "often used as a general title of respect"
        }
      ],
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        },
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        },
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "ante 1887, Innes Randolph, \"Good Ol' Rebel Soldier\"",
          "text": "I followed old Marse Robert for four year near about / Got wounded in three place and starved at Point Lookout"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1941, Bernice Bowden, Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States",
          "text": "My white folks was Ad White what owned me. Called him Marse Ad. Don't call folks marse much now-days.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1941, Work Projects Administration, Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States",
          "text": "All of marse Butler's people were Creek Indians.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "Alternative form of master, often used as a general title of respect."
      ],
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        ]
      ],
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        "(obsolete, dialectal, US, Caribbean) Alternative form of master, often used as a general title of respect."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "Marse"
        }
      ],
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        "US",
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "dialectal",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/mɑː(ɹ)s/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑː(ɹ)s"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
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  "word": "marse"
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{
  "etymology_text": "From master.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "marses",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      "name": "en-noun"
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  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "word": "master"
        },
        {
          "word": "often used as a general title of respect"
        }
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        "Caribbean English",
        "English 1-syllable words",
        "English countable nouns",
        "English dialectal terms",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "English terms with audio links",
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Rhymes:English/ɑː(ɹ)s",
        "Rhymes:English/ɑː(ɹ)s/1 syllable"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "ante 1887, Innes Randolph, \"Good Ol' Rebel Soldier\"",
          "text": "I followed old Marse Robert for four year near about / Got wounded in three place and starved at Point Lookout"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1941, Bernice Bowden, Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States",
          "text": "My white folks was Ad White what owned me. Called him Marse Ad. Don't call folks marse much now-days.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1941, Work Projects Administration, Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States",
          "text": "All of marse Butler's people were Creek Indians.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "Alternative form of master, often used as a general title of respect."
      ],
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          "master",
          "master#English"
        ]
      ],
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      ],
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        "Caribbean",
        "US",
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "dialectal",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
    {
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Marse"
    }
  ],
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}

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