mizzen

Meanings

Noun

• Mizzenmast.
• A fore-and-aft sail set on a mizzenmast.

Adjective

• Hindmost; nearest the stern.

Origin

• Borrowed 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. mean, and median.