Home › Words › M › maenawlmaenawlmaenawl means A group of four trefs or hamlets in pre-Saxon Britain.EtymologyFrom Welsh maenawl.nounA group of four trefs or hamlets in pre-Saxon Britain.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.trefgordd 59% match — A communal settlement in mediaeval Wales including a communal cattle pasture and smithy. vs maenawl →mawn 56% match — A maund; a basket or hamper. vs maenawl →maenor 54% match — A Welsh manor or feudal estate, a subdivision of a commote vs maenawl →rhandir 54% match — A subdivision of the medieval tref comprising 312 erws. vs maenawl →cantref 53% match — A mediaeval land division in Wales. vs maenawl →endware 49% match — A hamlet or township; a small settlement or locality. vs maenawl →amober 49% match — In Wales, a maiden-fee paid to a lord on the marriage of a maiden in his manor. vs maenawl →aillt 48% match — A member of a semi-servile class among the Cymry. vs maenawl →