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massymore

/ˈmæ.sɪ.mɔː/

massymore noun: the dungeon of a castle.

Noun

massymore (plural massymores)

  1. (Scotland, archaic) The dungeon of a castle.
    • “Seize her and drag her to the Massymore!—To the deepest dungeon with the sorceress, whose master, the Devil, could alone have inspired her with boldness enough to insult the mother of Douglas in his own castle.”1820, [Walter Scott], chapter V², in The Abbot. […], volume III, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne & Co.] for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and for Archibald Constable and Company, and...

Forms of massymore

pluralmassymores

Origin of massymore

Probably from Spanish mazmorra (“dungeon”) (Portuguese masmorra). Doublet of mattamore.

Questions about massymore

What does massymore mean?
Massymore means the dungeon of a castle.
What part of speech is massymore?
Massymore is a noun.
How do you pronounce massymore?
Massymore is pronounced /ˈmæ.sɪ.mɔː/.
What is the plural of massymore?
The plural of massymore is massymores.

Words near massymore in the dictionary

  1. massula
  2. massulae
  3. Massumian
  4. massy
  5. Massylii
  6. massymore
  7. massymores
  8. massé
  9. massés
  10. mast
  11. mast bumping

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