meinie
/ˈmeɪni/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "And whanne they in the caſtel wyſte hou ſire Palomydes had ſped there was a Ioyeful meyny / and ſoo ſir Palomydes departed / and came to the caſtell of Lonaȝep "And when they in the castle wist how Sir Palomides had sped, there was a joyful meiny; and so Sir Palomides departed, and came to the castle of Lonazep.""
- "His speech thus spake the Moor, and took his leave, he and his meiny where the bátels lay: formal farewells to chief and crews he gave, exchanging congees with due courtesy."
- "And in the evening they went with their simple captain to his lodging; but a certain of his simple and rude meinie abode there all the night [...]."
- "For the mutable ranke-ſented Meynie, / Let them regard me, as I doe not flatter, / And therein behold themſelues."
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈmeɪni/
Usage
Inflected Forms
meinies (plural)
mayne (alternative)
mayné (alternative)
meiny (alternative)
meynee (alternative)
meynie (alternative)