mayne

plural maynes

1. obsoleteObsolete form of main.

1. not comparableobsoleteObsolete form of main.

   For firſt, this is the mayne ſcope of the Parable of the wiſe and fooliſh Virgins, […]

   1622, John Downame, “Of ſuch Reaſons as may mooue vs to abhor carnall ſecuritie, and to vſe all meanes either to preuent it, or to be freed from it” (chapter VIII), in A Guide to Godlynesse: or, A Treatise of A Christian Life, page 50

plural Maynes

1. countableuncountableA surname.
2. countableuncountableA neighbourhood of Bowen Hills, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.