meu

/ mjuː /

noun

1. See spignel
   another name for spignel

Word History and Origins

Origin of meu¹

C16: from Latin mēum, from Greek mēon

Example Sentences

Arrt du conseil du Roy, par lequel il voque sa personne le procs meu entre les maisons de Guyse et de Chastillon, etc.

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The duty-passes we had received at Sin-ya-meu were then produced and the officers took them ashore to their superior.

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The Vilaine receives the Meu and the Seiche, which are both navigable.

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Our destination was the town of Sin-ya-meu, the great emporium of that part of China.

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Montfort-sur-Meu has a cylindrical keep of the 15th century which is a survival of its old ramparts.

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