eigne
eigne 〈拉〉〈法〉最年长的；先生者 该词常见于旧时的法律书籍中。如bastard eigne指婚前私生子，其父母在其出生后结婚，并生下第二个婚生子，则后者被称为后生者〔mulier puisne〕。此词可能为法语「年长」〔ane〕的变体，也写作eisne, eisna, einsne, aisne及eign。
EIGNE
eigne
eigne (ayn), adj. [Law French] Hist. 1. (Of a child) eldest; first-born. 2. (Of title) superior; prior. 3. (Of an estate) entailed. See ENTAILED. • This adjective traditionally follows the noun it modifies in sense 1 (bastard eigne) but precedes the noun in senses 2 & 3 (eigne title). — Also spelled eygne; aisne. —