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emes

emes is the plural of eme.

Meaning of eme

Noun

eme (plural emes)

  1. (obsolete outside Scotland) An uncle.
    • Soo this yonge syre Trystram rode vnto his eme kynge Marke of Cornewayle / ¶ And whanne he came there / he herd say that ther wold no knyghte fyghte with syre Marhaus / Thenne yede sir Tristram vnto his eme and sayd / syre yf ye wylle gyue me thordre of knyghthode / I wille doo bataille with syr...1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “quintum”, in Le Morte Darthur, book VIII
  2. (Scotland) Friend.

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Questions about emes

What is emes the plural of?
Emes is the plural of eme.

Words near emes in the dictionary

  1. emery papers
  2. Emery's rule
  3. emerying
  4. Emeryville
  5. Emerzian
  6. emes
  7. Emesa
  8. Emesal
  9. Emesan
  10. Emesans
  11. Emesene

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