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[ keyn ] / keɪn /
noun Scot. and Irish English.rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop. Origin of cainMiddle English (Scots ) cane, from Scots Gaelic; compare Old Irish cáin “statute, law, rent” Words nearby cainCaicos Islands, caid, cailleach, caiman, caiman lizard, cain, Cain and Abel, Cain complex, Caine, Caingang, Cainite Definition for cain (2 of 3)[ keyn ] / keɪn /
nounthe first son of Adam and Eve, who murdered his brother Abel. Genesis 4. a murderer. OTHER WORDS FROM CainCainism, nounCain·it·ic [key-nit-ik], /keɪˈnɪt ɪk/, adjectiveDefinition for cain (3 of 3)[ keyn ] / keɪn /
nounJames M., 1892–1977, U.S. novelist. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cainAfter a while, we returned to the front desk, where we picked up the crew and headed to Cain’s room. To Live & Die Herman Cain|Eugene Robinson|October 1, 2020|Ozy Cain played a few hands and introduced me to about 50 people, all of whom he seemed to have intimate knowledge of. To Live & Die Herman Cain|Eugene Robinson|October 1, 2020|Ozy Cain then excused himself to the men, grabbed his coat and walked me out. To Live & Die Herman Cain|Eugene Robinson|October 1, 2020|Ozy In the aftermath of the allegations, Cain dropped out of the race. Is Herman Cain Running In 2016?|David Freedlander|May 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When the House of Bishops made its ruling, Cain was appalled. Meet the Gay Priest Getting Married|Nico Hines|March 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST His scheme to re-integrate the church back into the center of this urban community has won Cain a legion of admirers. Meet the Gay Priest Getting Married|Nico Hines|March 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST At the final site meeting before construction began, Cain was in a no-nonsense mood. Meet the Gay Priest Getting Married|Nico Hines|March 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST Two years later, Cain is about to make headlines again, but this time his career is hanging in the balance. Meet the Gay Priest Getting Married|Nico Hines|March 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST The offering of fruits made by Cain is rejected by him; the bloody sacrifice of Abel is accepted. The Bible|John E. Remsburg How dearly has it cost its votaries, even from the sin of Cain, the first offender in this kind! Essays on Various Subjects|Hannah More “Which they shall dearly pay for,” was the cool reply of Cain, as he still remained in his exposed situation. The Pirate|Frederick Marryat And in that place, where Damascus was founded, Cain slew Abel his brother. Early Travels in Palestine|Arculf et al. He fancied that this trembling was the sign set on the worst reprobates, the sign which God had put on Cain. The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 3. (of 4)|Thomas Babington Macaulay
British Dictionary definitions for cain (1 of 2)
nounhistory (in Scotland and Ireland) payment in kind, usually farm produce paid as rent Word Origin for cainC12: from Scottish Gaelic cāin rent, perhaps ultimately from Late Latin canōn tribute (see canon); compare Middle Irish cāin law British Dictionary definitions for cain (2 of 2)
nounthe first son of Adam and Eve, who killed his brother Abel (Genesis 4:1–16) raise Cain - to cause a commotion
- to react or protest heatedly
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