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coyne and livery

coyne and livery is the alternative form of coign and livery.

Meaning of coign and livery

Noun

coign and livery

  1. (historical) In Gaelic Ireland, the free entertainment which a chief exacted from his subjects for his servants and followers.
    Synonyms:
    bonaght

Questions about coyne and livery

What is coyne and livery the alternative form of?
Coyne and livery is the alternative form of coign and livery.

Words near coyne and livery in the dictionary

  1. Coylton
  2. coyly
  3. COYM
  4. coyn
  5. coyne
  6. coyne and livery
  7. coyned
  8. Coyner
  9. Coyners
  10. coynes
  11. coyness

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Adapted from Wiktionary: coyne and livery (page history and authors); coign and livery (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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