‖n.; pl. Missae [ LL. See 1st Mass. ] (R. C. Ch.) The service or sacrifice of the Mass. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. missale, liber missalis, from missa mass: cf. F. missel. See 1st Mass. ] The book containing the service of the Mass for the entire year; a Mass book. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the Mass, or to a missal or Mass book. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To speak ill. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To say wrongly. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To speak evil of; to slander. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]