bastard eigne
[ eyn ]
/ eɪn /
noun Old English Law.
the first-born illegitimate son of parents whose second son was legitimate.
Compare
mulier puisne.
Origin of bastard eigne
1580–90;
eigne < Anglo-French: elder, Old French
ainsné (
ainz before (< Vulgar Latin
*antius, for Latin
anteā) +
ne born; see
nee)
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