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neifs

neifs is the plural of neif.

Meaning of neif

Noun

neif (plural neifs)

  1. (historical) A woman born in the state of serfdom; a female serf.
    • Neifs indeed had also an appeal of rape, in case the lord violated them by force1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC

Questions about neifs

What is neifs the plural of?
Neifs is the plural of neif.

Words near neifs in the dictionary

  1. neif
  2. neife
  3. Neifert
  4. Neiferts
  5. neifes
  6. neifs
  7. Neiger
  8. Neigers
  9. neigh
  10. neighba
  11. neighbas

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