en masse



en masse

In one group or body; all together. For example, The activists marched en masse to the capitol. This French term, with exactly the same meaning, was adopted into English about 1800.
See also: en, massé

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Germogen-Russian
Ssanyu-Eastern African, Ganda
Abd Al-Wali-Arabic
&Aelig;Thelthryth-Anglo-Saxon
PhineasFIN-ee-əs (English)Biblical
HermesHUR-meez (English)Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek