Etymology · Middle English
mages
2 English words descend from Middle English mages, most common first.
- mageA magician, wizard, sorcerer, witch, warlock or mystic.
- magiChiefly preceded by the (three): the wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus at the Epiphany (traditionally considered to be three in number and sometimes named Balthazar, Caspar, and Melchior, but the Bible does not state how many there were or their names).