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esnes

esnes is the plural of esne.

Meaning of esne

Noun

esne (plural esnes)

  1. (historical, Anglo-Saxon) A hireling of servile status; slave.
    • To an esne, therefore, I refer the entry in Doomsday-book, that at Chester, if a male or female slave shall do any […]1818, Samuel Heywood, A dissertation upon the distinctions in society

Questions about esnes

What is esnes the plural of?
Esnes is the plural of esne.

Words near esnes in the dictionary

  1. Esmé
  2. ESN
  3. Esna
  4. esne
  5. esnecy
  6. esnes
  7. ESnet
  8. ESNs
  9. ESO
  10. ESOC
  11. esocid

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