mizzen
noun /ˈmɪzn/
/ˈmɪzn/
(also mizen)
(specialist)- (also mizzenmastthe mast of a ship that is behind the main mast/ˈmɪznmɑːst//ˈmɪznmæst/)
- (also mizzensaila sail on the mizzen of a shipTopics Transport by waterc2/ˈmɪznseɪl//ˈmɪznseɪl/)
Word Originlate Middle English: from Italian mezzana ‘mizzensail’, feminine (used as a noun) of mezzano ‘middle’, from Latin medianus, from medius ‘mid’.