Eldest vs Eigne - What's the difference?
eldest | eigne |
(old); greatest in age or seniority.
(card games) Receiving cards from the dealer first, before any other players.
(legal, obsolete) eldest; firstborn
(legal, obsolete) entailed; belonging to the eldest son
(Webster 1913)
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As adjectives the difference between eldest and eigne
is that eldest is (old); greatest in age or seniority while eigne is (legal|obsolete) eldest; firstborn.eldest
English
Adjective
(head)- eldest son
Usage notes
The normal superlative of old'' is oldest. The irregular form ''eldest is sometimes used with family members, but it is otherwise rare.Synonyms
* oldesteigne
English
Adjective
(-)- (Blackstone)