massan.

Brit.

/ˈmasə/, U.S.

/ˈmɑsə/,

/ˈmæsə/

Forms: 1700s masa, 1700s maser, 1700s– massa, 1800s mas'r, 1800s– marsa. Also with capital initial.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: master n.¹

Etymology: Variant of master n.¹, with simplification of medial /st/ to /s/ and, in most instances (but compare quot. 1852 at main sense), with non-rhotic pronunciation of the second syllable.

Now chiefly historical.

Master. Chiefly in representations of African-American, Caribbean, and Australian Aboriginal speech. Also as a respectful form of address. Cf. Mas' n.¹ 1.In later use typically highlighting offensive expectations or stereotypes of black servility, referring back to the era of slavery.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [noun] > for a man

liefc907

goodmanOE

beausirec1300

sir1320

lede1377

fatherhood1461

gallant1488

fatherhead?a1500

Mr?a1640

gallantissimoa1681

mister1734

massa1766

sieur1772

stira1796

master1798

zurr1803

sieur1812

squire1828

guv'nor1843

Mistah1853

sor1891

suh1894

1766 S. Carolina Gaz. 6 May in Amer. Speech (1952) 27 283 Brought to the Work-House... A young slim new negro lad..who calls himself Ben, but cannot tell his master's name, only says Masa Johny.

1768 I. Bickerstaff Padlock i. vi. 10 Curse my old Massa, sending me always here and dere for one something to make me tire like a mule.

1771 Trial Atticus before Justice Beau 22 Yesa, Maser, he tell me that Atticus he went to bus 'em one day, and a shilde cry, and so he let 'em alone.

a1777 S. Foote Cozeners (1778) iii. ii. 82 Who opened the window?.. Little Massa.

1821 P. Egan Life in London ii. v. 289 But the black slavey, who is entering the room, is singing out, ‘Massa, you ought to be shamed.’

1825 L. E. Threlkeld Aboriginal Mission, New S. Wales 13 Massa, you know black fellow no tell lies!

1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin I. vi. 76 ‘Lord bless us, Mas'r’, said Sam.

1864 Illustr. Sydney News 15 Oct. 13/3 The aborigines..persistently dogged..one of them for ‘white money, massa’.

1881 R. M. Ballantyne Giant of North v. 61 What am it, massa? Why, it am a bit o' salt pork.

1890 Cent. Mag. Nov. 65 Suit you, marsa?

1935 Z. N. Hurston Mules & Men i. i. 25 It was night and Ole Massa sent John, his favorite slave, down to the spring to get him a cool drink of water.

1973 ‘J. Ryder’ Trevayne (1974) xi. 94 ‘I'll set up interviews.’ Bonner looked at Andrew and laughed. ‘Your interviews, massa.’

1991 R. A. Schrader Kallaloo 3 If they refused to work, massa would change their minds for them with the bullskin whip.

Compounds

massa day n. Caribbean the era of slavery; esp. in massa day done! (used as an exhortation).

ΚΠ

1973 Sunday Express (Trinidad & Tobago) 8 Apr. 13/3 Day after day he sat glued to the t.v. and behaved generally as though he didn't know ‘massa day is done’.

1996 E. Lovelace Salt xi. 212 What they want is an overseer to oversee things for them as they used to have on their plantations. But I want to let them know: those days are done. Massa day done!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	massa
释义	massan. Brit. /ˈmasə/, U.S. /ˈmɑsə/, /ˈmæsə/ Forms: 1700s masa, 1700s maser, 1700s– massa, 1800s mas'r, 1800s– marsa. Also with capital initial. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: master n.¹ Etymology: Variant of master n.¹, with simplification of medial /st/ to /s/ and, in most instances (but compare quot. 1852 at main sense), with non-rhotic pronunciation of the second syllable. Now chiefly historical. Master. Chiefly in representations of African-American, Caribbean, and Australian Aboriginal speech. Also as a respectful form of address. Cf. Mas' n.¹ 1.In later use typically highlighting offensive expectations or stereotypes of black servility, referring back to the era of slavery. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [noun] > for a man liefc907 goodmanOE beausirec1300 sir1320 lede1377 fatherhood1461 gallant1488 fatherhead?a1500 Mr?a1640 gallantissimoa1681 mister1734 massa1766 sieur1772 stira1796 master1798 zurr1803 sieur1812 squire1828 guv'nor1843 Mistah1853 sor1891 suh1894 1766 S. Carolina Gaz. 6 May in Amer. Speech (1952) 27 283 Brought to the Work-House... A young slim new negro lad..who calls himself Ben, but cannot tell his master's name, only says Masa Johny. 1768 I. Bickerstaff Padlock i. vi. 10 Curse my old Massa, sending me always here and dere for one something to make me tire like a mule. 1771 Trial Atticus before Justice Beau 22 Yesa, Maser, he tell me that Atticus he went to bus 'em one day, and a shilde cry, and so he let 'em alone. a1777 S. Foote Cozeners (1778) iii. ii. 82 Who opened the window?.. Little Massa. 1821 P. Egan Life in London ii. v. 289 But the black slavey, who is entering the room, is singing out, ‘Massa, you ought to be shamed.’ 1825 L. E. Threlkeld Aboriginal Mission, New S. Wales 13 Massa, you know black fellow no tell lies! 1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin I. vi. 76 ‘Lord bless us, Mas'r’, said Sam. 1864 Illustr. Sydney News 15 Oct. 13/3 The aborigines..persistently dogged..one of them for ‘white money, massa’. 1881 R. M. Ballantyne Giant of North v. 61 What am it, massa? Why, it am a bit o' salt pork. 1890 Cent. Mag. Nov. 65 Suit you, marsa? 1935 Z. N. Hurston Mules & Men i. i. 25 It was night and Ole Massa sent John, his favorite slave, down to the spring to get him a cool drink of water. 1973 ‘J. Ryder’ Trevayne (1974) xi. 94 ‘I'll set up interviews.’ Bonner looked at Andrew and laughed. ‘Your interviews, massa.’ 1991 R. A. Schrader Kallaloo 3 If they refused to work, massa would change their minds for them with the bullskin whip. Compounds massa day n. Caribbean the era of slavery; esp. in massa day done! (used as an exhortation). ΚΠ 1973 Sunday Express (Trinidad & Tobago) 8 Apr. 13/3 Day after day he sat glued to the t.v. and behaved generally as though he didn't know ‘massa day is done’. 1996 E. Lovelace Salt xi. 212 What they want is an overseer to oversee things for them as they used to have on their plantations. But I want to let them know: those days are done. Massa day done! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1766
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