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kain

/keɪn/

kain noun: poultry, etc., required by the lease to be paid in kind by a tenant to the landlord.

Noun

kain (countable and uncountable, plural kains)

  1. (Scots law) poultry, etc., required by the lease to be paid in kind by a tenant to the landlord.
    • hens[…] in most leases make a part of the rent, under the name of kain, and are generally kept for conveniency or profit.1798, Robert Douglas, General View of the Agriculture in the Counties of Roxburgh and Selkirk

Proper noun capitalized: Kain

Kain

  1. A surname from Irish, variant of Kane.

Forms of kain

pluralkains

Plural of kain: kains

Origin of kain

Borrowed from Irish cáin.

Words formed from kain

Words that rhyme with kain

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Questions about kain

What does kain mean?
Kain means poultry, etc., required by the lease to be paid in kind by a tenant to the landlord.
What part of speech is kain?
Kain can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce kain?
Kain is pronounced /keɪn/.
What is the plural of kain?
The plural of kain is kains.

Words near kain in the dictionary

  1. Kaimata
  2. kaimi
  3. kaimonolide
  4. kaimonolides
  5. Kaimur
  6. kain
  7. kainahineri
  8. Kainan
  9. Kainantu language
  10. Kainantu–Goroka language
  11. kainate

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