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eigne

/eɪn/

eigne adjective: eldest; firstborn.

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Adjective

eigne (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) eldest; firstborn
    • Because the canon law (following the civil) did allow such bastard eignè to be legitimate, on the subsequent marriage of his mother: and therefore the laws of England (though they would not admit either the civil or canon law to rule the inheritance of this kingdom, yet) paid such a regard to a...1771, William, Sir Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, volume 2, page 248
  2. (obsolete) entailed; belonging to the eldest son

eigne meaning in Urdu

eigne in Urdu

پہلی اولاد, پہلونٹھا, پہلونٹھی

Forms of eigne

alternative formeigné
alternative formeisne

Origin of eigne

Old French aisné, ainsné, from ainz (“before”) + né (“born”). Compare esnecy.

Words formed from eigne

Phrases with eigne

Questions about eigne

What does eigne mean?
Eigne means eldest; firstborn.
What is eigne in Urdu?
Eigne in Urdu is پہلی اولاد, پہلونٹھا, پہلونٹھی. See Eigne meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is eigne?
Eigne is an adjective.
How do you pronounce eigne?
Eigne is pronounced /eɪn/.

Words near eigne in the dictionary

  1. eightysomethings
  2. eightythree
  3. eightytwo
  4. Eigler
  5. Eiglers
  6. eigne
  7. EIIR
  8. Eijsden
  9. Eijsden-Margraten
  10. EIK
  11. Eiken

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Adapted from Wiktionary: eigne (page history and authors); eigne (Urdu Wiktionary) (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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