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geneats

geneats is the plural of geneat.

Meaning of geneat

Noun

geneat (plural geneat or geneats)

  1. (historical) A retainer; vassal; one who holds lands of a superior either by service or payment of rent.
    • The tenants, cotsetlas, geburs, and geneats, were the highest among the semiservile.1861, C. H. Pearson, Early & Middle Ages Eng. I. 201

Questions about geneats

What is geneats the plural of?
Geneats is the plural of geneat.

Words near geneats in the dictionary

  1. genealogizing
  2. genealogy
  3. genearch
  4. genearchs
  5. geneat
  6. geneats
  7. genebank
  8. genebanks
  9. genechip
  10. genechips
  11. genecitin

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