Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*meyth₂-
6 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-, most common first.
- messageA communication, or what is communicated; any concept or information conveyed.
- mayhemThe criminal offence of maiming (“seriously wounding”) a person such that their ability to defend or protect themselves is weakened or completely removed; (countable) an instance of this.
- remissionA pardon of a sin; (chiefly historical, also figuratively) the forgiveness of an offence, or relinquishment of a (legal) claim or a debt.
- manumissionRelease from slavery or other legally sanctioned servitude; the giving of freedom.
- manumissiveOf or relating to manumission (“release from slavery or other legally sanctioned servitude”).
- Michaelmas termThe first term of the legal year, running from October to December, during which the upper courts of England and Wales, and Ireland, sit to hear cases.