Mail
WordNet
noun
(1) (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings
(2) A conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system
(3) The system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
"The mail handles billions of items every day"
"He works for the United States mail service"
"In England they call mail `the post'"
(4) The bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
(5) Any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered
"Your mail is on the table"
"Is there any post for me?"
"She was opening her post"
verb
(6) Cause to be directed or transmitted to another place
"Send me your latest results"
"I'll mail you the paper when it's written"
(7) Send via the postal service
"I'll mail you the check tomorrow"
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Etymology 1
From , from "bag, wallet", of origin, from *malha from , from . Akin to malaha, malha "wallet, bag", male "bag"
Noun
- regular delivery of letters and small parcels, see also post
- the organisation which operates such service (e.g. in Britain the Royal Mail)
- a single batch of mail picked up by such a service
- 1823, The stranger in Liverpool; or, An historical and descriptive view of the town of Liverpool and its environs, Seventh Edition, T. Kaye, page 96,
- The following are the hours at which the letter-box of this office is closed for making up the several mails, and the hours at which each mail is despatched: ¶
- 1887, John Houston Merrill (editor), The American and English Encyclopædia of Law, Volume I, Edward Thompson, page 121,
- If he retains the account, and permits several mails to pass without objecting to it, he will be held to have admitted its correctness.
- 1823, The stranger in Liverpool; or, An historical and descriptive view of the town of Liverpool and its environs, Seventh Edition, T. Kaye, page 96,
- See mails.
- electronic mail, e-mail: a computer network–based service for sending, storing, and forwarding electronic messages
Etymology 2
From , from , from , probably from , from .
Noun
Etymology 3
mal, male from māl "speech, contract, agreement" from māl "agreement, speech, lawsuit". Akin to mǣl "speech"