meinie

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈmeɪni/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A household, or family. Ireland,Scotland,archaic
    — And whanne they in the caſtel wyſte hou ſire Palomydes had ſped there was a Ioyeful meyny / and ſoo ſir Palomydes departed / and came to the caſtell of Lonaȝep "And when they in the castle wist how Sir Palomides had sped, there was a joyful meiny; and so Sir Palomides departed, and came to the castle of Lonazep."
  2. A retinue. archaic,historical
    — His speech thus spake the Moor, and took his leave, he and his meiny where the bátels lay: formal farewells to chief and crews he gave, exchanging congees with due courtesy.
  3. A crowd of people; a rabble. Scotland
    — For the mutable ranke-ſented Meynie, / Let them regard me, as I doe not flatter, / And therein behold themſelues.

词形变化

meinies plural mayne alternative mayné alternative meiny alternative meynee alternative meynie alternative

词源

From Middle English meine, meyne, from Anglo-Norman maigne and Old French mesnie (“household”), from Vulgar Latin *mānsiōnāta, from Latin mānsiō, mānsiōnem (“house”). Compare menial.
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