/eɪn/
OriginOld French aisné, ainsné, from ainz (“before”) + né (“born”). Compare esnecy.
- not-comparable, obsoleteeldest; firstborn
“Because the canon law (following the civil) did allow such bastard eignè to be legitimate, on the subsequent marriage of his mother: and therefore the laws of England (though they would not admit eith”
- not-comparable, obsoleteentailed; belonging to the eldest son
Formseigné(alternative) · eisne(alternative)