Neife

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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