MANY

n. a.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
n.

A retinue of servants; a household. [Obs.] Chaucer.

2.
a.

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.

3.
n.

The populace; the common people; the majority of people, or of a community. After him the rascal many ran. Spenser.

4.
n.

A large or considerable number. A many of our bodies shall no doubt Find native graves. Shak. Seeing a great many in rich gowns. Addison. It will be concluded by manythat he lived like an honest man. Fielding.

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