Definitions
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- noun obsolete, dialectal, US, Caribbean Alternative form of
master , often used as a general title of respect.
Etymologies
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Examples
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"Ole marse is crosser'n two sticks," growled Walker to the cook at dinner.
The Little Colonel Annie Fellows 1895
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One time Henry recalls that he "had a turrible cowbunkle" on the back of his neck and 'marse' had the doctor to cut it open.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 3 Work Projects Administration
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By billy marse (about the author) Page 1 of 1 page (s) opednews. com Permalink
Geologist discovers link to the next 911 in global warming policy 2007
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My mammy was Mary Fair, and she belonged in slavery to marse
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 Work Projects Administration
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One day there she wanted some peas -- black eyed peas; but old man Harper didn't have none on his plantation so Jimson planned ter steal off that night and go ter old marse Daniels farm, which wuz 4 miles from Moore
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 2 Work Projects Administration
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I noes wen de war broke out marse had a store and den marsa took me to his wife's kinfolks down in de country till freedom war declared den my stepfather come an 'got me.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Kentucky Narratives Work Projects Administration
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I heerd ole marse tell ole miss he wuz gwine take yo 'Sam' way wid 'im ter-morrow, fer he needed money, an' he knowed whar he could git a t'ousan 'dollars fer Sam an' no questions axed. '
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Good marse and good mistress had heap of slaves and overseers.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 Work Projects Administration
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One day Ma'y Ann, ole miss's maid, come rushin 'out ter de kitchen, an' says she, '' Liza Jane, ole marse gwine sell yo 'Sam down de ribber.'
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Ole marse had heerd dat I warned Sam, so he had me whip 'an' sol 'down de ribber.
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