LEMAN

Etymology

Noun

leman (plural lemans)

(archaic) One beloved; a lover, a sweetheart of either sex (especially a secret lover, gallant, or mistress).

(often negative) A paramour.

• In modern English this might read:
There really is very little difference between a wife of honourable rank if she is faithless in how she deals with her body,
and a penniless woman without rank, except that if they both behave badly then, because of the gentlewoman's rank,
people call her his lady love, but call the poor woman his slut or his leman.

Anagrams

• Elman, Melan, lamen, nelma

Etymology

Proper noun

Leman (plural er-noun or Lemans)

A surname.

Source: Wiktionary


Le"man, n. Etym: [OE. lemman, legman; AS.leóf dear + mann man. See Lief, and Man.]

Definition: A sweetheart, of either sex; a gallant, or a mistress; -- usually in a bad sense. [Archaic] Chaucer. Spenser. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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