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Answer for the clue "Eldest: Law ", 5 letters:
eigne

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The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Eigne \Eigne\, a. [OF. aisn['e], ainsn['e], F. a[^i]n['e], fr. L. ante natus born before. Cf. Esnecy .] (Law) Eldest; firstborn. --Blackstone. Entailed; belonging to the eldest son. [Obs.] Bastard eigne , a bastard eldest son whose parents ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 (context legal obsolete English) eldest; firstborn 2 (context legal obsolete English) entailed; belonging to the eldest son