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Meaning of eme | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
ˈeɪmeɪ

Definitions

  1. An uncle.
  2. The Mexican Mafia.
    US, slang
  3. Friend.

Equivalents

Italiano eme
Português eme

Examples

“Soo this yonge syre Trystram rode vnto his eme kynge Marke of Cornewayle / ¶ And whanne he came there / he herd say that ther wold no knyghte fyghte with syre Marhaus / Thenne yede sir Tristram vnto his eme and sayd / syre yf ye wylle gyue me thordre of knyghthode / I wille doo bataille with syr Marhaus”

So this young knight, Tristan, rode unto his uncle, king Mark of Cornwall / ¶ And when he came thither / he heard say that no knight there would fight Sir Marhaus / Then went Sir Tristan unto his uncle and said / Sire, if ye give me the order of knighthood / I shall battle Sir Marhaus

“Whilst they were young, Cassibalane their Eme / Was by the people chosen in their sted […]”

Whilst they were young, Cassibalain, their uncle, / was chosen by the people in their stead […]

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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