"meinie" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmeɪni/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-meinie.wav Forms: meinies [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English meine, meyne, from Anglo-Norman maigne and Old French mesnie (“household”), from Vulgar Latin *mānsiōnāta, from Latin mānsiō, mānsiōnem (“house”). Compare menial. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|meine}} Middle English meine, {{der|en|xno|maigne}} Anglo-Norman maigne, {{der|en|fro|mesnie|t=household}} Old French mesnie (“household”), {{der|en|VL.|*mānsiōnāta}} Vulgar Latin *mānsiōnāta, {{der|en|la|mansio|mānsiō, mānsiōnem|t=house}} Latin mānsiō, mānsiōnem (“house”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} meinie (plural meinies)
  1. (now rare, Scotland, Ireland) A household, or family. Tags: Ireland, Scotland, archaic
    Sense id: en-meinie-en-noun-A2hz1SDV Categories (other): Irish English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 1 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 2 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 2 46
  2. (archaic or historical) A retinue. Tags: archaic, historical
    Sense id: en-meinie-en-noun-pMXUrnkr
  3. (now Scotland) A crowd of people; a rabble. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-meinie-en-noun-e3Kw~3ig Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 1 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 2 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 2 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mayne, mayné, meiny, meynee, meynie

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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