n. [ OE. hine, AS. hīne, hīna, orig. gen. pl. of hīwan domestics; akin to Icel. hjū man and wife, domestics, family, Goth. heiwafrauja master of the house, G. heirath marriage; cf. L. civis citizen, E. city or E. home. Cf. Hide a measure of land. ] 1. A domestic; a servant. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A peasant; a rustic; a farm servant. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The hind, that homeward driving the slow steer
Tells how man's daily work goes forward here. Trench. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. hind; akin to D. hinde, OHG. hinta, G. hinde, hindin, Icel., Sw., & Dan. hind, and perh. to Goth. hinþan to seize (in comp.), E. hunt, or cf. Gr. kema`s a young deer. ] 1. (Zool.) The female of the red deer, of which the male is the stag. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A spotted food fish of the genus Epinephelus, as Epinephelus apua of Bermuda, and Epinephelus Drummond-hayi of Florida; -- called also coney, John Paw, spotted hind. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Hinder superl. Hindmost or Hindermost ] [ OE. hind, adv., back, AS. hindan behind. See Hinder, a. ] In the rear; -- opposed to front; of or pertaining to the part or end which follows or is behind, in opposition to the part which leads or is before; as, the hind legs or hind feet of a quadruped; the hind man in a procession. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. hindberie; akin to OHG. hintberi, G. himbeere. So called because hinds or stags are fond of them. See 1st Hind, and Berry. ] The raspberry. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Hind, adj. + brain. ] (Anat.) The posterior of the three principal divisions of the brain, including the epencephalon and metencephalon. Sometimes restricted to the epencephalon only. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Hindered p. pr. & vb. n. Hindering. ] [ OE. hindren, hinderen, AS. hindrian, fr. hinder behind; akin to D. hinderen, G. hindern, OHG. hintar&unr_;n, Icel. & Sw. hindra, Dan. hindre. See Hinder, a. ] 1. To keep back or behind; to prevent from starting or moving forward; to check; to retard; to obstruct; to bring to a full stop; -- often followed by from; as, an accident hindered the coach; drought hinders the growth of plants; to hinder me from going. [ 1913 Webster ]

Them that were entering in ye hindered. Luke xi. 52. [ 1913 Webster ]

I hinder you too long. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To prevent or embarrass; to debar; to shut out. [ 1913 Webster ]

What hinders younger brothers, being fathers of families, from having the same right? Locke.

Syn. -- To check; retard; impede; delay; block; clog; prevent; stop; interrupt; counteract; thwart; oppose; obstruct; debar; embarrass. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OE. hindere, AS. hinder, adv., behind; akin to OHG. hintar, prep., behind, G. hinter, Goth. hindar; orig. a comparative, and akin to AS. hine hence. See Hence, He, and cf. Hind, a., Hindmost. ] Of or belonging to that part or end which is in the rear, or which follows; as, the hinder part of a wagon; the hinder parts of a horse. [ 1913 Webster ]

He was in the hinder part of the ship. Mark iv. 38. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To interpose obstacles or impediments; to be a hindrance. [ 1913 Webster ]

This objection hinders not but that the heroic action of some commander . . . may be written. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Hindrance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, hinders. [ 1913 Webster ]