• Slain

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /sleɪn/
    • Rhymes: -eɪn

    Verb

    slain
    1. Past participle of slay

    Full definition of slain

    Noun

    slain

    (plural only)
    1. with "the" Those who have been killed.
      • 1906, Mary Elizabeth Lewis, The ethics of Wagner's The ring of the Nibelung, page 41:While the Valkyries were the choosers of the valorous slain, they were also obedient to the call of any in distress who asked their help.
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