Mizzen
Mizzen , adjective
[Italian mezzana, from mezzano middle, from mezzo middle, half: compare French misaine foresail. See Mezzo.]
(Nautical) Hindmost; nearest the stern; as, the mizzen shrouds, sails, etc.
Mizzen , noun
(Nautical) The hindmost of the fore and aft sails of a three-masted vessel; also, the spanker.