Eigne (?), a. [OF. aisné, ainsné, F. aîné, fr. L. ante natus born before. Cf. Esnecy.] 1. (Law) Eldest; firstborn. Blackstone.
2. Entailed; belonging to the eldest son.
Bastard eigne, a bastard eldest son whose parents afterwards intermarry.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.