# meinie

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmeɪni/

## Definitions
1. A household, or family.
2. A retinue.
3. A crowd of people; a rabble.

## Etymology
From Middle English meine, meyne, from Anglo-Norman maigne and Old French mesnie (“household”), from Vulgar Latin *mānsiōnāta, from Latin mānsiō, mānsiōnem (“house”). Compare menial.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/meinie