[midst] n [ME middest, alter. of middes, short for amiddes amid] (15c) 1: the interior or central part or point: middle "in the ~ of the forest"
2: a position of proximity to the members of a group "a traitor in our ~"
3: the condition of being surrounded or beset "in the ~ of his troubles"
4: a period of time about the middle of a continuing act or condition "in the ~ of a meal" -- midst prep