meinie noun. ['meɪni] Now chiefly arch. ME.
[Old & mod. French meinée, mesnée = Provençal mesnada from Proto-Romance, from Latin mansio(n-) MANSION: see -Y⁵; later also infl. by MANY noun.]
1. A family, a household. obsolete exc. Scot. ME.

2. A body of retainers or followers; a retinue. ME.

3. A body of people employed together or united by a common purpose; an army, a ship's crew, a congregation, etc. ME-L16.

4. A crowd of people; derog. a crew, a set. LME.

5. A number or collection of things. obsolete exc. Scot. LME.

6. A herd or flock of animals. L15-M16.

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