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esne
Definition
(Noun) In Anglo-Saxon England, a laborer or worker from the lowest socioeconomic class.Usage: "If any one's esne slay a man of an Eorl's degree, whoever it be, let the owner pay with three hundred shillings, give up the slayer, and add three manwyrths thereto." ---from The Laws of Kings Hlothhære and Eadric, 673-686
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