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meiny

or 𾱲·

[ mey-nee ]

noun

plural meinies.
  1. Archaic. a group or suite of attendants, followers, dependents, etc.
  2. Scot. Archaic. a multitude; crowd.


meiny

/ ˈɪɪ /

noun

  1. a retinue or household
  2. a crowd
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of meiny1

1250–1300; Middle English meynee household < Old French meyne, mesnie, mesnede < Vulgar Latin *Բōٲ. See mansion, -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of meiny1

C13: from Old French mesnie, from Vulgar Latin Բōٲ (unattested), from Latin Բō a lodging; see mansion
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Example Sentences

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Meiny Prins, the boss of Priva, said the three-way joint venture with Ocado comes as the global population is growing and there is more of a focus on sustainability.

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Portraying a patrician Roman warrior who is undone by his contempt for what he calls “the mutable, rank-scented meiny,” Hiddleston is a riveting combination of taut sinews and exposed nerves.

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Then hasten'd Siegfried's meiny to don their warlike weed.

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Well know I yon bright meiny, whom here we have at hand; They are the choicest warriors; of th' Amelungers' land.

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e'er on Etzel's meiny had late been wrought by him, A puff was to the tempest that now to rise began; So furiously did battle the son of Aldrian.

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