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bastard eigne
[ eyn ]
noun
Old English Law.
- the firstborn illegitimate son of parents whose second son was legitimate.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of bastard eigne1
First recorded in 1580–90; eigne, from Anglo-French: “e±ô»å±ð°ù,†Old French ²¹¾±²Ô²õ²Ôé ( ainz “before,†from unattested Vulgar Latin antius, for Latin ²¹²Ô³Ù±ðÄå + ²Ôé “b´Ç°ù²Ôâ€); ²Ôé )
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