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mas en · NOUN · etymology 1
Etymology
From French mas, from Occitan mas, from Latin mānsum, from mānsus, perfect participle of maneō (“stay, remain, abide”). Doublet of manse.
Meanings
A country cottage or farmstead in Occitan-speaking territories.
When she was pregnant with her second child they ran away to France and played at being artists in a secluded mas near Avignon – two months of bliss. 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 520:
(Caribbean) A type of traveling dramatic performance conducted as part of a parade celebrating Carnival, originating in Trinidad and Tobago and performed throughout the Caribbean.
Belmont masman and wire bender Richard Lera displays a headpiece at his Norfolk Street mas camp. 2016 February 7, Michelle Loubon, “Taking a Carnival tour”, in Trinidad & Tobago Express:
Aming was a recipient of the Humming Bird Silver for his contribution to the vibrancy of T&T mas in 1996. 2017 September 28, “Neville Aming Passes Away At 96 In T&T”, in Bernews:
Ward, who was best known for his winning portrayal of George Bailey’s Cylindul the Sun God from the Golden City of Palengue, became a staple on the mas circuit up until the 1990s, lending his support to the likes of Peter Minshall and others. 2017 December 22, Shane Superville, Trinidad and Tobago Newsday: