maile

maile
Mail Mail, n. [F. maille, OF. also maaille, LL. medalia. See {Medal}.] 1. A small piece of money; especially, an English silver half-penny of the time of Henry V. [Obs.] [Written also {maile}, and {maille}.] [1913 Webster]

2. Rent; tribute. [Obs., except in certain compounds and phrases, as blackmail, mails and duties, etc.] [1913 Webster]

{Mail and duties} (Scots Law), the rents of an estate, in whatever form paid. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • maile —   Maile (for various types, see Haw. Eng. entry and entries that follow it); maile haole, kāhili (crape myrtle); mākala, hakaka, muleko, moekahi.   • Laka, the hula goddess, was invoked as the goddess of maile. Four varieties of maile are named… …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • Maile — ist der Name folgender Personen: Andi Maile (* 1964), deutscher Jazz Saxophonist Heiko Maile (* 1966), deutscher Filmkomponist, Musikproduzent und Musiker Siehe auch: Meile (Begriffsklärung) Diese Seite ist eine …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Maile — (spr. Mähl), franz. Gewicht für Gold u. Silber, 1 M. = 2 Felins. 320 M. = 1 Mark …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Maile — Taxobox name = Maile image width = 250px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Gentianales familia = Apocynaceae genus = Alyxia species = A. oliviformis binomial = Alyxia oliviformis binomial authority =… …   Wikipedia

  • Maile — This unusual and interesting name has two possible origins, the first and most likely being from the Norman nickname for a very male , masculine man, from the Olde French word masle . In Middle English the word became male , meaning virile,… …   Surnames reference

  • Maile (disambiguation) — Maile is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. Maile may also refer to: Maile lei, a lei made from the maile plant maile in Samoan simply means dog People Maile Flanagan (born 1965), an… …   Wikipedia

  • Maile Misajon — Birth name Maile Francis Kealoha Misajon Born September 17, 1976 (1976 09 17) (age 35) Occupations Singer, songwriter Labels Sweet Pe …   Wikipedia

  • Maile Meloy — Born January 1, 1972 (1972 01 01) (age 39) Helena, Montana Nationality American Field …   Wikipedia

  • Maile Flanagan — Flanagan in June 2011 Born May 19, 1965 (1965 05 19) (age 46) Honolulu, Hawaii Occupation …   Wikipedia

  • Maile Shimabukuro — Maile S.L. Shimabukuro Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from the 45 district Incumbent Assumed office 2003 Preceded by Emily Auwae Personal details …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”