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Maesĭa Silva, or Messĭa Silva, a forest in the territory of the Veii, on the borders of Etruria, now Bosco di Baccano, Liv. 1, 33, 9; Plin. 8, 58, 83, § 225.
Mausōlus, i, m., = Μαύσωλος,
† mĕsa, ae, f., = μέση, middle, pure Lat. media (post-Aug.).
Of hemp: tria ejus (cannabis) genera: laudatissima est e medio, quae mesa vocatur, the middle sort, Plin. 19, 9, 56, § 174.‡ † mĕsancŭlon, i, n. (mĕsancŭla, ae, f.), = μεσάγκυλον, a javelin, with a thong (acc. to others, a poise or bent handle) attached to the middle, Gell. 10, 25; cf.: mesanculum, teli missilis genus, Paul. ex Fest. p. 125 Müll.
Mesāpĭa, ae, v. Messapia.
Mesāpĭus, a, um, v. Messapius.
Mesāpus, v. Messapus.
† mesauloe (trisyl.), ōn, f., = μέσαυλοι.
In archit., narrow passages between two rooms or walls: inter duo autem peristylia itinera sunt, quae mesauloe dicuntur, Vitr. 6, 7 (10), 5; cf. andron.
† mĕsē, ēs, f., = μέση, the middle note, the note A, Vitr. 5, 4, 5; 5, 5, 2.
Mĕsembrĭa, ae, f., = Μεσημβρία, a city in Thrace, on the Black Sea, now Missiori, Mel. 2, 2, 5; Plin. 4, 11, 18, § 45.
Hence, Mĕsembrĭăcus, a, um, adj., Mesembrian, Ov. Tr. 1, 10, 37.
Mĕsēnē, ēs, f., = Μεσήνη, the midland, a name of the district of Babylonia, Plin. 6, 27, 31, § 129; Amm. 24, 3, 12.
† mĕses, ae, m., = μέσης, the northnortheast wind, between boreas and caecias, Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 120.
† mĕsŏbrăchys, m., = μεσόβραχυς (sc. pes), a poetical foot of five syllables, of which only the middle one is short (e. g. pulcherrĭmarum; opp. to mesomacros), Diom. p. 479 P.
† mĕsŏchŏrus, i, m., = μεσόχορος, one who stands in the middle of a chorus (of dancers or singers) to lead it, a chorusleader (post-class.): cum mesochorus dedit signum, Plin. Ep. 2, 14, 7; Sid. Ep. 1, 2; Schol. Juv. 11, 172.
Mĕsŏgītes, ae, m., a sort of wine from Mesogis (Messogis), a mountain of Lydia, Plin. 14, 7, 9, § 75.
† mĕsŏīdes, is, f., = μεσοειδής, a musical modulation (post-class.): mesoides, quae tonos aequales, mediosque custodit, Mart. Cap. 9, § 965 sq.
† mĕsŏlăbĭum, ii, n., = μεσολάβιον, a mathematical instrument for finding mean proportional lines, a mesolabe, Vitr. 9, 3, 14.
† mĕsŏleucos, i, m., = μεσόλευκος.
† mĕsŏmăcros, i, m., = μεσόμακρος (sc. pes), a poetical foot of five syllables, of which only the middle one is long (e. g. avidissimus; opp. mesobrachys), Diom. p. 478 P.
† mĕsŏmĕlas, ănos, f., = μεσομέλας, a white precious stone with a black stripe, Plin. 37, 10, 63, § 174.
† mĕsŏnauta, ae, m., = μεσοναύτης, a seaman who ranked between the pilot and the rowers, Pomp. ap. Ulp. Dig. 4, 9, 1, § 2.
mĕsŏnyctĭus, a, um, adj., μεσονύκτιος, of midnight: afflatus, Isid. 5, 30, 4.
Hence, subst.: † mĕsŏnyctĭum, ii, n., = μεσονύκτιον, midnight (post-class.): CVIVS MESONYCTIVM FACTVM EST V. ID. DEC., i. e. midnight apparition, Inscr. Mur. 333.
Mĕsŏpŏtămĭa, ae, f., = Μεσοποταμία, a country of Asia, between the Euphrates and Tigris, now called Al-Jezireh, Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 130; Isid. 13, 21, 10; Mel. 1, 11, 1; Plin. 5, 12, 13, § 66; Sall. H. 4, 51 Dietsch.
Hence, Mĕsŏpŏtămĭus, a, um, adj. (also written Mĕsŏpŏtămēnus), Mesopotamian (post-class.): milites, Val. ap. Vop. Aur. 11: Mesopotameni homines, Sall. H. 4, 53 Dietsch.
In plur. subst.: Mĕsŏpŏ-tămēsii, ōrum, m., the Mesopotamians, Spart. Hadr. 21, 12; Schol. Juv. 1, 104.‡ † mesŏpylus, a, um, adj., = μέσοσπύλη, that is at the middle door, Inscr. Grut. 32, 11.
† mĕsosphaerum, i, n., = μεσόσφαιρον, a kind of nard with middle-sized leaves (v. hadrosphaerum and microsphaerum), Plin. 12, 12, 26, § 44.
† mespĭlum, i, n., = μέσπιλον.
† mespĭlus, i, or mespĭla, ae, f., = μεσπίλη,
Messāla, v. Messalla.
Messālīna or Messallīna, ae, f.
Messālīnus (Messallīn-), i, m., a Roman surname, Tac. A. 2, 32; 4, 20; 5, 3; 3, 18; 34; id. Agr. 45; Plin. Ep. 4, 22, 5.
Messalla (less correctly Messāla), ae, m., a Roman surname in the gens Valeria: Corvinus primus Messanam vicit, et pri mus ex familiā Valeriorum, urbis captae in se translato nomine, Messana appellatus est: paulatimque vulgo permutante litteras, Messalla dictus, Sen. Vit. Beat. 13. The most celebrated is the orator M. Valerius Messalla Corvinus, in the time of Cicero and Augustus, Cic. Att. 15, 17, 2; 16, 16, A, 5; Tib. 4, 1, 1; Hor. A. P. 371; Sen. Contr. 2, 12, 8.
In plur., Ov. P. 4, 16, 43.
Messāna, ae, f., = Μεσσήνη.
1. Messānĭus, a, um, v. Messenius.
2. Messānĭus, a, um, v. Messana fin.
Messāpĭa (Mesāpĭa), ae, f., the old name of a part of Lower Italy (Apulia and Calabria): Messapia Apulia a Messapo rege appellata, Paul. ex Fest. p. 125 Müll.; cf. Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 99.
Hence, Messāpĭus (Mesāp-), a, um, adj., of or belonging to Messapia, Messapian, Apulian, Calabrian: arva, Ov. M. 14, 513.
In plur., as subst.: Messāpii (Mesāp-), ōrum, m., the Messapians, Liv. 8, 24.
Messāpus (Mesāp-), i, m., a mythic prince in Messapia, Verg. A. 7, 691; cf. Paul. ex Fest. s. v. Messapia, p. 125 Müll.
Messēis, ĭdis, f., = Μεσσηίς, a fountain in Thessaly, Plin. 4, 8, 15, § 30.
As adj., of or belonging to the fountain Messēis: Messeides undae, Val. Fl. 4, 374.
Messēnē, ēs, or Messēna (Messāna), ae, f., = Μεσσήνη,
Messĭa, ae, f. [messio], the goddess of reaping, Tert. Spect. 8.
Messĭa Silva, ae, f., a wooded hill on the right bank of the Tiber, south-west of Veii, Liv. 1, 33, 9 Hertz (Weissenb. Maesia), Plin. 8, 58, 83, § 225 Jan. (al. Mesia).
Messīas, ae, m. [Heb., the Anointed, Gr. Χριστός], the Messiah, Christ, Vulg. Johan. 4, 25; Lact. 4, 7, and in the eccl. fathers saepiss.
messĭo, ōnis, f. [2. meto], a reaping: frumenti tria genera sunt messionis, Varr. R. R. 1, 50, 1; Vulg. Job, 29, 19; id. Jer. 51, 33; id. 2 Sam. 21, 9.
messis, is (acc. sing. messim, Cato, R. R. 134; Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 5; id. Ep. 5, 2, 53; Varr. R. R. 3, 2, 6; v. Neue, Formenl. 1, p. 200), f. (masc.: non magno messe, Lucil. ap. Non. 213 fin.) [id.], a reaping and ingathering of the fruits of the earth, a harvest (class.).
messor, ōris, m. [2. meto], a reaper (class.).
messōrĭus, a, um, adj. [messor], of or belonging to a reaper (class.): messoria corbis, a reaper’s basket, Cic. Sest. 38, 82: falces, Pall. 1, 43: opera, Col. 2, 13, 2.
messŭārĭus, a, um, adj [messura], for messorius, of or belonging to reapers (post-class.): corbis, Serv. Verg. E. 8, 82.
messūra, ae, f. [2. meto], a reaping (post-class.), Primas. ap. Gall. c. 6: messuram dicimus, non metitionem, Diom. p. 374 P. (dub.)
messus, a, um, Part., v. 2. meto.
‡ Mestria, ae, f., a Roman surname, Inscr. Fabr. p. 621, 181.
‡ Mestriānus, i, m., a Roman surname, Inscr. Malvas. Marm. Felsin. p. 253.
Mezentĭus (not Mezzent-, Mesdent-, Messent-, Mēdient-, or Mēdent-; cf. Rib. in Rhein. Mus. 1857, vol. 12, p. 418 sq.), i, m., a male proper name [of Oscan origin], a tyrant of Cære or Agylla, Liv. 1, 2; Paul. ex Fest. s. v. oscillum, p. 194 Müll.: contemptor divom Mezentius, Verg. A. 7, 648 sq.; cf. Macr. S. 3, 5; and Serv Verg. A. 1, 267; 7, 760; 9, 745.