Mizzen

(mĭz'zn), a. [Fr. misaine, Sp. mesana, It. mezzana, from mezzano, middle, from mezzo, middle, half. See MEZZO.] (Naut.) Hindmost; nearest the stern; as, the mizzen mast of a vessel.

Mizzen rigging, the shrouds connected with the mizzen mast, with their ratlines. Dana.—Mizzen shrouds, the shrouds connected with the mizzen mast.