Definitions for mail
meɪlmail

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mailnoun

   the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service

2. mail, mail service, postal service, postnoun

   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'"

3. mailnoun

   a conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system

4. mail, postnoun

   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"

5. chain mail, ring mail, mail, chain armor, chain armour, ring armor, ring armourverb

   (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings

6. mail, get offverb

   send via the postal service

   "I'll mail you the check tomorrow"

7. mail, post, sendverb

   cause to be directed or transmitted to another place

   "send me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when it's written"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mailnoun

   Etymology: maille, Fr. maglia, Italian, from maille, the mesh of a net. Skinner. A quo fonte derivantur multa virorum nomina pr. ut mailhir, long or meiler, breich-vail clypeatus, vulgo broch-weel. Hy-vad, Howel boldly armed. Rowland.

   1. A coat of steel network worn for defence.

   Some shirts of mail, some coats of plate put on,
   Some dond a curace, some a corslet bright. Edward Fairfax, b. i.

   Being advised to wear a privy coat, the duke gave this answer, That against any popular fury, a shirt of mail would be but a silly defence. Henry Wotton.

   Some wore coat-armour, imitating scale,
   And next their skin were stubborn shirts of mail;
   Some wore a breast-plate. John Dryden, Knight’s Tale.

   2. Any armour.

   We stript the lobster of his scarlet mail. John Gay.

   3. A postman’s bundle; a bag. [ male, malette, French.]

2. To Mailverb

   To arm defensively; to cover, as with armour.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   The mailed Mars shall on his altar sit
   Up to the ears in blood. William Shakespeare, Henry IV. p. i.

   I am thy married wife,
   And thou a prince, protector of this land;
   Methinks I should not thus be led along,
   Mail’d up in shame, with papers on my back. William Shakespeare.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mail

   The mail or post is a system for physically transporting postcards, letters, and parcels. A postal service can be private or public, though many governments place restrictions on private systems. Since the mid-19th century, national postal systems have generally been established as a government monopoly, with a fee on the article prepaid. Proof of payment is usually in the form of an adhesive postage stamp, but a postage meter is also used for bulk mailing. Postal authorities often have functions aside from transporting letters. In some countries, a postal, telegraph and telephone (PTT) service oversees the postal system, in addition to telephone and telegraph systems. Some countries' postal systems allow for savings accounts and handle applications for passports. The Universal Postal Union (UPU), established in 1874, includes 192 member countries and sets the rules for international mail exchanges.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mail

   Mail refers to a system or method of communication in which written or printed messages, documents, or packages are physically transported from one location to another, typically through the use of postal services or courier companies. It involves the collection, sorting, transportation, delivery, and sometimes return of items from senders to recipients, allowing for the exchange of information or physical goods.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mailnoun

   a spot

2. Mailnoun

   a small piece of money; especially, an English silver half-penny of the time of Henry V

3. Mailnoun

   rent; tribute

4. Mailnoun

   a flexible fabric made of metal rings interlinked. It was used especially for defensive armor

5. Mailnoun

   hence generally, armor, or any defensive covering

6. Mailnoun

   a contrivance of interlinked rings, for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white cordage

7. Mailnoun

   any hard protective covering of an animal, as the scales and plates of reptiles, shell of a lobster, etc

8. Mailverb

   to arm with mail

9. Mailverb

   to pinion

10. Mailnoun

    a bag; a wallet

11. Mailnoun

    the bag or bags with the letters, papers, papers, or other matter contained therein, conveyed under public authority from one post office to another; the whole system of appliances used by government in the conveyance and delivery of mail matter

12. Mailnoun

    that which comes in the mail; letters, etc., received through the post office

13. Mailnoun

    a trunk, box, or bag, in which clothing, etc., may be carried

14. Mailverb

    to deliver into the custody of the postoffice officials, or place in a government letter box, for transmission by mail; to post; as, to mail a letter

15. Etymology: [OE. male bag, OF. male, F. malle bag, trunk, mail, OHG. malaha, malha, wallet; akin to D. maal, male; cf. Gael. & Ir. mala, Gr. molgo`s hide, skin.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mail

   Mail, or post, is a system for transporting letters and other tangible objects: written documents, typically enclosed in envelopes, and also small packages are delivered to destinations around the world. Anything sent through the postal system is called mail or post. A postal service can be private or public, though many governments place restrictions on private systems. Since the mid-19th century national postal systems have generally been established as government monopolies with a fee on the article prepaid. Proof of payment is often in the form of adhesive postage stamps, but postage meters are also used for bulk mailing. Postal authorities often have functions other than transporting letters. In some countries, a Postal Telegraph and Telephone service oversees the postal system as well as having authority over telephone and telegraph systems. Some countries' postal systems allow for savings accounts and handle applications for passports.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mail

   māl, n. defensive armour for the body formed of steel rings or network: armour generally.—v.t. to clothe in mail: (Scot.) to stain.—adjs. Mail′-clad, clad with a coat of mail; Mailed, protected by mail. [Fr. maille—L. macula, a spot or a mesh.]

2. Mail

   māl, n. a bag for the conveyance of letters, &c.: the contents of such a bag: the person or the carriage by which the mail is conveyed.—v.t. to put into the mail: to send by mail.—adj. Mail′able, capable of being sent by mail.—ns. Mail′-bag, a bag in which letters are carried; Mail′-boat, a boat which carries the public mails; Mail′-cart, a cart in which mails are carried: a small cart, with long handles, for the amusement of children; Mail′-catch′er, an apparatus attached to a mail-carriage to catch up mail-bags while the train is in motion; Mail′-coach, -car, or -drag, the conveyance which carries the public mails; Mail′-guard, an officer who guards the public mails; Mail′ing-tā′ble, a table used in a post-office in sorting letters; Mail′-train, a railway train which carries the public mails. [O. Fr. male, a trunk, a mail—Old High Ger. malaha, a sack; Gael. mala, a sack.]

3. Mail

   māl, n. an old French coin—half a denier: rent.—n. Mail′ing, a farm. [See Blackmail.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mail

   A coat of armour. Also, a number of rings interwoven net-wise, and used for rubbing off the loose hemp from white cordage after it is made.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mail

   (Fr. maille, It. maglia; from the Lat. macula, a “spot, hole, or mesh of a net”). Signifies a metal net-work, and is ordinarily applied to such net-work when used as body defensive armor. Well-made mail formed an admirable defense against all weapons except fire-arms, and its pliability and comparative lightness gave it favor over the more cumbrous plate-armor.

2. mail

   To put a coat of mail or armor upon; to arm defensively.

Rap DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mailnoun

   Money. "Mo' mail than the rest of the pushers" -- E-40

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mail

   A type of system created to transport documents, letters and other similar items.

   The mail system is so efficient.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 4, 2020  

2. ---

   mail

   A type of electronic or digital structure or system.

   The mail box online is very efficient and is valued.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 21, 2020  

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1. mail

   The mail symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the mail symbol and its characteristic.

2. MAIL

   What does MAIL stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the MAIL acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Mail

   The American term for “post”--i.e. a letter. This word is, of course, derived from the mail bag in which letters are transmitted.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. MAIL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Mail is ranked #100302 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Mail surname appeared 180 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Mail.
   
   65.5% or 118 total occurrences were White.
   17.7% or 32 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   6.1% or 11 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   5.5% or 10 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Conveyance
   • Message
   • Transfer

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'mail' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3051

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'mail' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3378

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'mail' in Nouns Frequency: #1296

Anagrams for mail »

1. amil

2. amli

3. mila

4. lima

5. mali

How to pronounce mail?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say mail in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mail in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mail in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of mail in a Sentence

1. Jitesh Ubrani:

   By simply becoming the default browser on an iPhone, developers like Google could easily gain access to potentially 900 million iPhone users and all their browsing habits on a constant basis, the same would apply to anyone creating a mail app or music app -- and that's important because it could potentially slow the growth for some of Apple's services.

2. Jennifer Bates:

   The mailbox is the symbol of Amazon's abuse of power. Many of my coworkers don't even trust the mail ballot process because of how much Amazon tainted the process during the first election.

3. Seth Bringman:

   We've seen tremendous enthusiasm in the early voting numbers, both in person and by mail, and we know that while Democrats will have a lead when polls open... Georgia Republican are expected to have a strong Election Day.

4. David Becker:

   President Donald Trump and critics have candidates and foreign adversaries actively seeking to leverage any problem, no matter how small, to reduce voter's confidence in the system, to delegitimize this election. Most election officials across the country are on high alert making sure and double checking that problems don't occur -- and it's actually pretty impressive given how many new options for mail-in voting that there are, that there aren't more problems.

5. White House:

   These new measures include provisions that make it harder for people to register to vote, curtail mail-in voting and early voting, and make it easier for state officials to simply delete your voter registration.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=mail
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=mail
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mail
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mail
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=mail
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=mail
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=mail
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
10. ^ Etymology and Origins
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=mail
11. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html