mastiff

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   an old breed of powerful deep-chested smooth-coated dog used chiefly as a watchdog and guard dog

   A mastiff guarded the gate after sunset.

From Middle English mastif, mastyf, an aberrant derivation (with influence from Old French mestif) from Old French mastin (modern French mâtin), from Vulgar Latin *mansuetinus (“tamed (animal)”), from Latin mansuetus (“tamed”).

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