meiny

or mein·ie

[ mey-nee ]
/ ˈmeɪ ni /

noun, plural mein·ies.

Archaic. a group or suite of attendants, followers, dependents, etc.
Scot. Archaic. a multitude; crowd.

Origin of meiny

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

Words nearby meiny

meiji restoration, meilhac, meillet, mein kampf, meinong, meiny, meio-, meiocyte, meiofauna, meionite, meiosis

Example sentences from the Web for meinie

  • The doctor's meinie, therefore, took their way along the open, avoiding all prominences of landscape and people.

    The Leicestershires beyond Baghdad |Edward John Thompson

  • I would not have those of your meinie brought into jeopardy for my cause.'

    Two Penniless Princesses |Charlotte M. Yonge

  • King Arthur and all his meinie must have been out, for the appearance over the mountains was most singular.

    Barn and the Pyrenees |Louisa Stuart Costello

British Dictionary definitions for meinie

meiny

meinie

/ (ˈmeɪnɪ) /

noun plural meinies obsolete

a retinue or household
Scot a crowd

Word Origin for meiny

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