Manes vs Mans - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between manes and mans

is that manes is the souls or spirits of dead ancestors, conceived as deities or the subjects of reverence while mans is plural of lang=en.

third-person singular of man.

(wikipedia manes)

From (etyl) .

(en-plural noun)

The souls or spirits of dead ancestors, conceived as deities or the subjects of reverence.

* 1658 , , Urne-Burial , Penguin 2005, p. 9

this was the Ustrina'' or place of burning their bodies, or some sacrificing place unto the ''Manes

(head)

(head)

(man)

Watch that small sailboat; see how Stephanie mans the rudder?

(head)

(nonstandard)

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