Geneat Definition

noun

(historical) A retainer; vassal; one who holds lands of a superior either by service or payment of rent.

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Other Word Forms of Geneat

Noun

Singular:
geneat
Plural:
geneats

Origin of Geneat

  • From Old English ġenēat (“companion, follower, follower in battle; dependant, vassal, tenant who works for a lord”), from Proto-Germanic *ganautaz (“comrade”), from Proto-Indo-European *newd- (“to acquire, make use of”). Cognate with West Frisian genoat (“comrade, companion”), Dutch genoot (“companion, mate”), German Genosse (“companion, comrade, fellow”), Icelandic nautur (“comrade, companion, fellow”). More at note, neat.

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