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Forms of Address: Latin

Maison de santé, may zong duh sang tay. An establishment for invalids. Maître d'hôtel, meytr do tell. The manager of an hotel. The landlord. Magnificat. A term applied to the song of the Virgin Mary because it commences: with this word in the Latin Vulgate.

Mala fides. Want of good faith or integrity.

Mal à propos, mal lah pro po. At an unseasonable time. Mal de mer, mal duh mair. Sea sickness.

Malgré, mal gray. In spite of.

Notwithstanding.

Mandamus. "We command." A writ issuing from the Queen's Bench, commanding certain things to be done.

Matinée, mah te nay. (Lit.) time from sunrise to noon. A morning performance. Mauvaise honte, mo vayze hongt. Excessive bashfulness. Sheepishness. False modesty.

Mauvais pas, mo vey pah. A dangerous place. A dilemma. Medio tutissimus ibis. A medium course will be the safest. Mélange, may lanzh. A mixture. A miscellany. An entertainment of a mixed character.

Mêlée, mey lay. A disorderly fight. An affray.

Ménage, may nahje. Family. Household. The conduct of a house. Mens sana in corbore sano. A sound mind in a sound body. Menu, meh noo. A minute detail. The bill of fare.

Mésalliance, may zah leeangs. A mis-alliance. A marriage with a person of inferior station.

Mirabile dictu. Wonderful to tell.

Mise en scène, meez ang sayn. Stage effect. Care displayed in the production of a play.

Mittimus. "We send." A magistrate's order by which an offender is committed to prison.