Reflections on Druse, Druze, Druses, Druzes

Discussed is the adoption of the term the Druze or the Druse to refer to a Lebanese sect, despite the fact that dictionaries & encyclopedias use the standard plural Druses. No apparent analogical forces account for this sudden adoption of an irregular plural, although the "Editor's Note" suggests analogy with forms such as the French. B. Annesser Murray