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cain
[ keyn ]
/ keɪn /
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noun Scot. and Irish English.
rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
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Also Scot., kane .
Origin of cain
Middle English (Scots ) cane, from Scots Gaelic; compare Old Irish cáin “statute, law, rent”
Words nearby cain
Caicos Islands, caid, cailleach, caiman, caiman lizard, cain, Cain and Abel, Caine, Caingang, Cainite, caino-
Other definitions for cain (2 of 3)
Cain1
[ keyn ]
/ keɪn /
noun
the first son of Adam and Eve, who murdered his brother Abel. Genesis 4.
a murderer.
OTHER WORDS FROM Cain
Cainism, nounCain·it·ic [key-nit-ik], /keɪˈnɪt ɪk/, adjectiveOther definitions for cain (3 of 3)
Cain2
[ keyn ]
/ keɪn /
noun
James M., 1892–1977, U.S. novelist.
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British Dictionary definitions for cain (1 of 2)
cain
kain
/ (keɪn) /
noun
history (in Scotland and Ireland) payment in kind, usually farm produce paid as rent
Word Origin for cain
C12: from Scottish Gaelic cāin rent, perhaps ultimately from Late Latin canōn tribute (see canon); compare Middle Irish cāin law
British Dictionary definitions for cain (2 of 2)
Cain
/ (keɪn) /
noun
the first son of Adam and Eve, who killed his brother Abel (Genesis 4:1–16)
raise Cain
- to cause a commotion
- to react or protest heatedly
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Other Idioms and Phrases with cain
Cain
see raise Cain.
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