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Mar"tite (?), n. [L. Mars,
Martis, the god Mars, the alchemical name of iron.]
(Min.) Iron sesquioxide in isometric form, probably a
pseudomorph after magnetite.

Mar"tle*mas (?), n. See
Martinmas. [Obs.]

Mart"let (?), n. [F. martinet.
See Martin the bird, and cf. Martinet a
disciplinarian.]

1. (Zoöl.) The European house
martin.

2. [Cf. F. merlette.] (Her.) A
bird without beak or feet; -- generally assumed to represent a
martin. As a mark of cadency it denotes the fourth
son.

Mar"tyr (?), n. [AS., from L.
martyr, Gr. ma`rtyr, ma`rtys, prop., a
witness; cf. Skr. sm&rsdot; to remember, E.
memory.]

1. One who, by his death, bears witness to
the truth of the gospel; one who is put to death for his religion;
as, Stephen was the first Christian martyr.
Chaucer.

To be a martyr, signifies only to witness the
truth of Christ; but the witnessing of the truth was then so
generally attended with persecution, that martyrdom now signifies not
only to witness, but to witness by death.


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