Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
plural of mean
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of mean
noun
Financial resources; wealth. · Substantial wealth.
noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryAn instrument or condition to achieve a result.
From mean (“method or course of action used to achieve some result”). Compare French moyens, German Mittel.
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