cain or kain /kān/ (historical)

1. In Scotland and Ireland, rent paid in kind, esp in produce from a tenanted farm
2. Tribute

cainˈ-hen noun

A hen given up as cain

pay (the) cain

To pay the penalty

Cain /kān/

In the Bible, Adam's son, murderer of Abel (Genesis 4), hence (allusively) a murderer

Cainˈite noun

1. A descendant of Cain
2. A member of a 2c sect of Gnostics who revered Cain and Judas

Cainˈ-coloured adjective (Shakespeare)

Of the traditional colour of Cain's beard and hair, red

raise Cain

To make a determined or angry fuss

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