Murrain Definition

mûrĭn
noun
Any of various infectious diseases of cattle.
Webster's New World
A pestilence; plague.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Murrain

Noun

Singular:
murrain
Plural:
murrains

Origin of Murrain

  • Middle English moreine from Old French morine from Medieval Latin morina from Latin morī to die mer- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Anglo-Norman mourine, moreyn, Middle French morine, ultimately from a form of Latin mori (“to die").

    From Wiktionary

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