Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural meinies
Etymology: Middle English meynie, from Anglo-French mesnee ― more at MENIAL
Date: 13th century
1 \ ' m ā -n ē \ archaic : RETINUE , COMPANY
2 \ ' men-y ē \ chiefly Scottish : MULTITUDE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural meinies
Etymology: Middle English meynie, from Anglo-French mesnee ― more at MENIAL
Date: 13th century
1 \ ' m ā -n ē \ archaic : RETINUE , COMPANY
2 \ ' men-y ē \ chiefly Scottish : MULTITUDE
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012