A number of persons who eat together, and for whom food is prepared in common; especially, persons in the military or naval service who eat at the same table
The wardroom mess.
A set of four; — from the old practice of dividing companies into sets of four at dinner
{i} disorder, disarray, dirtiness; predicament, quandary; place where meals are served to a large group (military, etc.); dish or quantity of soft or liquid food