Obsolete form of mass.

plural of mass / plural of masse

(generically) People, especially a large number of people; the general population. / The total population. / The lower classes or all but the elite.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mass

A surname from French.

simple past tense and past participle of mass

plural of Mass

A quantity of matter cohering together so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size.

(transitive) To form or collect into a mass; to form into a collective body; to bring together into masses; to assemble. / (intransitive) To have a certain mass.

Involving a mass of things; concerning a large quantity or number. / Involving a mass of people; of, for, or by the masses.