esne

[ ez-nee, -ne ]

/ ˈɛz ni, -nɛ /

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noun

(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.

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Origin of esne

before 950; <Old English; cognate with Old High German asni,Gothic asneis day laborer, harvester, akin to asans harvest

Neither colonus nor casarius nor the son of such is he, nor even esne, whose trade might win him privileges.
Nicanor - Teller of Tales|C. Bryson Taylor
Then to Esne to return the visit of my amiable friend, the governor; him of the flowers.
The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton|Mrs. Russell Barrington