| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Eldest; firstborn.[Websters]
2. Entailed; belonging to the eldest son.[Websters] 3. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb eignely.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (eignely) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the adjective eigne.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "EIGNE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1575. (references) |
Specialty Definition: EIGNE
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Eldest; an epithet, used in law to denote the eldest son; as bastard eigne.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Law | EIGNE, persons. 1. This is a corruption of the French word aine, eldest or first born. 2. It is frequently used in our old law books, bastard eigne. signifies an elder bastard when spoken of two children, one of whom was; born before the marriage of his parents, and the other after; the latter is called mulier puisne. Litt. sect. 399. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: EIGNE
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Bastard eigne | A bastard eldest son whose parents afterwards intermarry. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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