Neif

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Neif \Neif\, Neife \Neife\ (n[=e]f), n. [OF. ne["i]f, na["i]f, a
     born serf, fr. L. nativus born, imparted by birth. See
     {Native}.]
     A woman born in the state of villeinage; a female serf.
     --Blackstone.
     [1913 Webster] Neif



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Neif \Neif\, Neaf \Neaf\ (n[=e]f), n. [Icel. hnefi; akin to Dan.
     naeve, Sw. n[aum]fve.]
     The fist. [Obs.] "I kiss thy neif." "Give me your neaf."
     --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  NEIF, old Eng. law. A woman who was born a villain, or a bond woman.