meinie

1. (now rare, Scotland, Ireland) A household, or family.Examples: "And whanne they in the caſtel wyſte hou ſire Palomydes had ſped there was a Ioyeful meyny / and ſoo ſir Palomydes departed / and came to the caſtell of Lonaȝep "And when they in the castle wist how Sir Palomides had sped, there was a joyful meiny; and so Sir Palomides departed, and came to the castle of Lonazep.""

2. (archaic or historical) A retinue.Examples: "His speech thus spake the Moor, and took his leave, he and his meiny where the bátels lay: formal farewells to chief and crews he gave, exchanging congees with due courtesy."; "And in the evening they went with their simple captain to his lodging; but a certain of his simple and rude meinie abode there all the night [...]."

3. (now Scotland) A crowd of people; a rabble.Examples: "For the mutable ranke-ſented Meynie, / Let them regard me, as I doe not flatter, / And therein behold themſelues."