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bastard eigne

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bastard eigne

[eyn]
–noun Old English Law.
the first-born illegitimate son of parents whose second son was legitimate.
Compare mulier puisne.


Origin:
1580–90; eigne < AF: elder, OF ainsné (ainz before (< VL *antius, for L anteā) + ne born; see nee )
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