What does esne mean?
Esne means (Anglo-Saxon, historical) A hireling of servile status; slave..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(Anglo-Saxon, historical) A hireling of servile status; slave..
To an esne, therefore, I refer the entry in Doomsday-book, that at Chester, if a male or female slave shall do any […]
[…] of British extraction captured or purchased, — or of the common German stock descended from the slaves of the first colonists: the esne or slave who works for hire; […]
[…] insist that in the event of the death of an esne his full value had to be paid.
Use esne when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Esne means (Anglo-Saxon, historical) A hireling of servile status; slave..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
To an esne, therefore, I refer the entry in Doomsday-book, that at Chester, if a male or female slave shall do any […]
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