=Macedonicus, a, um=, adj., _Macedonian_; a surname of =Q. Caecilius Metellus=, who conquered Macedonia; also of =L. Aemilius Paulus=. =māchinor, ārī, ātus sum=, _to contrive skillfully_, _devise_, _scheme_, _plot_. =Macrīnus, ī=, m., (M.) Opilius Macrīnus, Roman emperor 217-218 A.D. =Madena, ae=, f., a part of Armenia. =Maedī, ōrum=, pl. m., a people of Thrace. =maeror, ōris=, m., _mourning_, _sadness_, _grief_, _sorrow_, _lamentation_. =magis=, adv., comp., _more_, _rather_; =eō magis=, _all the more_; sup., =māximē=, _greatly_, _chiefly_, _exceedingly_. =magister, trī=, m., _a master_, _ruler_, _teacher_; =magister equitum=, _master of the horse_, _aid-de-camp of the dictator_. =Māgnentiānus, a, um=, adj., _belonging to_ or _pertaining to Māgnentius_. =Māgnentius, ī=, m., Roman emperor, 350-353 A.D. =Māgnēsia, ae=, f., a city of Asia Minor near Mount Sipylus in Lydia. =māgnificentissimē= [=māgnificus=], adv., sup. of =māgnificē=; _splendidly_, _very magnificently_. =māgnificus, a, um= [=māgnus= + =faciō=], adj., sup. =māgnificentissimus=; _splendid_, _magnificent_, _noble_. =māgnitūdō, inis= [=māgnus=], f., _magnitude_, _greatness_, _size_. =māgnus, a, um=, adj., comp. =māior=, sup. =māximus=; _great_, _large_, _abundant_, _powerful_. =Māgō, ōnis=, m., the brother of Hannibal, captured by Scipio in Spain. =māiestās, ātis= [=māior=], f., _greatness_, _grandeur_, _dignity_, _majesty_. =māior=, see =māgnus=. =Māius, ī=, m., the month of May; usually as adj., =Māius, a, um=, _agreeing with mēnsis_, _Kalendae_, _Nōnae_, _Īdūs_. =male= [=malus=], adv., comp. =pēius=, sup. =pessimē=; _badly_, _ill_, _unhappily_, _unsuccessfully_. =mālo=, see =volō=. =malus, a, um=, adj., comp. =pēior=, sup. =pessimus=; _bad_, _evil_, _hurtful_; as subst., =malum, ī=, n., _misfortune_. =Mamaea, ae=, f., _(Iūlia) Mamaea_, mother of Alexander Severus. =Mancīnus, ī=, m., _C. Hostīlius Mancīnus_, consul 137 B.C. =mandō, āre, āvī, ātus= [=manus= + =dō=], _to commission_, _command_, _send word_. =con--commendō, āre, āvī, ātus=, _to commend_ or _commit for protection_, _intrust_, _recommend_. =re--remandō, āre, āvī, ātus=, _to send back word_ (very rare). =maneō, ēre, mānsī, mānsus=, _to stay_, _continue_, _abide by_. =per--permaneō, ēre, mānsī, mānsūrus=, _to continue_, _remain_. =re--remaneō, ēre, mānsī=, _to remain behind_. =Mānīlius, ī=, m., _M. Manilius_, consul 149 B.C. =Mānlius, ī=, m., 1. _A. Mānlius_, consul 241 B.C. 2. _M. Mānlius_, consul 105 B.C. See =Cēnsōrīnus=, =Torquātus=, =Vulsō=. =mānsuētūdō, inis= [=mānsuētus=, _tame_], f., _mildness_, _gentleness_. =manūmittō, ere, mīsī, missus= [=manus= + =mittō=], _to set free_, _emancipate_; _enfranchise_. =manus, ūs=, f., _hand_, _arm_; _band_, _troop_; _force_; _combat_; =manūs cōnserere=, _to join battle_; =dare manūs=, _to yield_.