cain
[ keyn ]
/ keɪn /
noun
Scot. and Irish English.
rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
Origin of cain
Middle English (Scots)
cane < Scots Gaelic; compare Old Irish
cáin statute, law, rent
Words nearby cain
caicos islands,
caid,
cailleach,
caiman,
caiman lizard,
cain,
cain and abel,
cain complex,
caine,
caingang,
cainite
Definition for cain (2 of 3)
Cain
1
[ keyn ]
/ keɪn /
noun
the first son of Adam and Eve, who murdered his brother Abel. Gen. 4.
a murderer.
OTHER WORDS FROM Cain
Cain·ism, noun Cain·it·ic [key-nit-ik] /keɪˈnɪt ɪk/, adjectiveDefinition for cain (3 of 3)
Cain
2
[ keyn ]
/ keɪn /
noun
James M.,1892–1977,
U.S. novelist.
Example sentences from the Web for cain
British Dictionary definitions for cain (1 of 2)
cain
kain
/ (keɪn) /
noun
history
(in Scotland and Ireland) payment in kind, usually farm produce paid as rent
Word Origin for cain
C12: from Scottish Gaelic
cāin rent, perhaps ultimately from Late Latin
canōn tribute (see
canon); compare Middle Irish
cāin law
British Dictionary definitions for cain (2 of 2)
Cain
/ (keɪn) /
noun
the first son of Adam and Eve, who killed his brother Abel (Genesis 4:1–16)
raise Cain
- to cause a commotion
- to react or protest heatedly
Idioms and Phrases with cain
Cain
see raise Cain.