"eigne" meaning in English

See eigne in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Old French aisné, ainsné. Compare esnecy. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|aisné}} Old French aisné Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} eigne (not comparable)
  1. (law, obsolete) eldest; firstborn Tags: not-comparable, obsolete Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-eigne-en-adj-wDiJYWaJ Topics: law
  2. (law, obsolete) entailed; belonging to the eldest son Tags: not-comparable, obsolete Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-eigne-en-adj-vSb5yV0l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 2 45 33 10 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 48 37 7 7 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bastard eigne
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