Many /(?)/

Ma·ny

Many

n.
  1. A retinue of servants; a household. [Obs.]

Many

a. & pron.
  1. Consisting of a great number; numerous; not few.
    Thou shalt be a father of many nations.
    — Gen. xvii. 4.
    Not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called.
    — 1 Cor. i. 26.

Phrases & Compounds

Many a
a large number taken distributively; each one of many.
Many one
many a one; many persons.
The many
the majority; -- opposed to the few. See Many, n.
Too many
too numerous; hence, too powerful; as, they are too many for us.

Many

n.
  1. The populace; the common people; the majority of people, or of a community.
    After him the rascal many ran.
  2. A large or considerable number.
    A many of our bodies shall no doubt Find native graves.
    Seeing a great many in rich gowns.
    It will be concluded by many that he lived like an honest man.
    He is liable to a great many inconveniences.