menses

The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia · 1910 · p. 40

pl. [Lat.=months.] [CATAMENIA.] *měnsk, *menske, *mennesc, menniske, a. & 8. [A.S. mennisc; Icel. menskr, from man =man (q.v.).] A. As adj.: Human. B. As subst.: Dignity, honor. *měnsk, *menske, v . t . [MENSK, a.] To dignify, to honor, to grace.