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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Eigne \Eigne\, a. [OF. aisn['e], ainsn['e], F. a[^i]n['e], fr. L. ante natus born before. Cf. Esnecy.] 1. (Law) Eldest; firstborn. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster] 2. Entailed; belonging to the eldest son. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Bastard eigne, a bastard eldest son whose parents afterwards intermarry. [1913 Webster]
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):

BASTARD EIGNE', Eng. law. Elder bastard. By the old English law, when, a man had a bastard son, and he afterwards married the mother, and by her had a legitimate son, the first was called a bastard eigne, or, as it is now spelled, aine, and the second son was called puisne, or since born, or sometimes he was called mulier puisne. See Mulier; Eigne, 2 Bl. Com. 248.