mense noun & verb. [mɛns] obsolete exc. Scot. & north. Orig. mensk. ME.
[Old Norse mennska humanity, corresp. to Old Saxon, Old High German menniskī, from Germanic base of MANNISH. Later form repr. Scot. pronunc.]
A. noun.
1. Humanity, kindness; courtesy, hospitality; propriety, decorum. ME.

2. Honour, credit. ME-L17.

3. An honour, a credit. ME.
b. verb trans. Grace; adorn, decorate; be a credit to, do honour to. ME.

■ menseful adjective proper, decorous, discreet L17.

■ menseless adjective without propriety, decorum, or seemliness E16.

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