visne

noun

ˈvēn(ē)

plural -s

1

archaic : vicinage

especially : the place (as the county) of a crime from which the jury is called

2

archaic : a jury of the visne

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Middle French visné neighborhood, from visin, veisin neighbor, from Latin vicinus

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