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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
Words nearby esne
Esmeralda, Esmeraldas, esmolol hydrochloride, Esmond, ESN, esne, esnecy, eso-, esoethmoiditis, esogastritis, ESOL
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How to use esne in a sentence
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 TaylorThen 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