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Definition of Marse
1. Noun. (obsolete dialectal US Caribbean) (alternative form of master), often used as a general title of respect. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Marse
1. master [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Marse
Literary usage of Marse
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Library of Southern Literature by Edwin Anderson Alderman, Joel Chandler Harris, Charles William Kent (1910)
""An' thar marse Willum he was tied to de chair; did n't nobody know if he ...
I done tole marse Willum 'bout it, I done tole him; an' he sigh an' tuhn ..."
2. Under Both Flags: A Panorama of the Great Civil War as Represented in Story by George Morley Vickers (1896)
"Ole marster say he gib his State all he got in dis wo'ld—dat's marse ...
ole marster wuz stan'in' 011 de Pont piazza, an' w'en we pass out de big gate marse ..."
3. Southern Literature from 1579-1895: A Comprehensive Review, with Copious by Louise Manly (1895)
"Well, jes' den dey blowed boots an' saddles, an' we ' mounted : an' de orders
come to ride 'roun' de slope, an' marse Chan's comp'ny wuz de secon', ..."
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