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meiny

[mey-nee]

noun, plural mein·ies.

Archaic. a group or suite of attendants, followers, dependents, etc.

Scot. Archaic. a multitude; crowd.

Also, mein·ie.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English meynee household < Old French meyne, mesnie, mesnede < Vulgar Latin *mānsiōnāta. See mansion, -ate¹

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meiny or meinie (ˈmeɪnɪ)

—n , pl meinies
1.	a retinue or household
2.	(Scot) a crowd

[C13: from Old French mesnie, from Vulgar Latin mansiōnāta (unattested), from Latin mansiō a lodging; see mansion]

meinie or meinie

—n

[C13: from Old French mesnie, from Vulgar Latin mansiōnāta (unattested), from Latin mansiō a lodging; see mansion]

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